Also means
rejection
Usage Note
Bocciatura refers to failing an exam or being rejected — especially failing a school year in Italy's education system, where students can be held back (bocciato). In broader use it means any formal rejection, e.g. of a proposal. The plural is regular: le bocciature.
Examples
"La bocciatura lo ha deluso molto."
Natural Translation
The failure disappointed him greatly.
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