failedrole

noun
UK /feɪld rəʊl/
US /feɪld roʊl/

A part in a play or game that did not work out well.

The actor was sad because he got a failedrole in the school play.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A job or duty that someone could not do well.

Being the team captain turned into a failedrole for him.

3. A pretend character in a game that did not help the team.

In the game, the spy was a failedrole and everyone found out.

4. A part in a story that the writer decided to remove.

The editor said the villain's failedrole made the book shorter.