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Meaning of F minus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A (generally hypothetical) grade lower than an "F"; a grade representing not merely a failure, but a complete and utter failure.

Examples

“A conservative watchdog group concerned about the integrity of the electoral process, the Free Congress Foundation, later did an audit of new voting systems around the country and deemed Georgia's to be the worst, giving it an F-minus grade.”
“[…] he tried to cheer her up by painting a portrait of himself as the ultimate fuck-up: "It was super hard for me in high school. I got an F minus on a geometry test.”
“What you've got now is a company that went from an A- plus to an F-minus. And now it's going back to a B.”
“Is that an A plus for New York, or is that an F minus?”
“It seems to me that this administration ought to be given an F, if we are talking about grades here, on its war on drugs, an F, in fact, an F minus.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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