förfelad

Förfelad is a Swedish adjective formed as the past participle of the verb förfela. The core meaning is that something has been done wrongly, incorrectly, or has failed to achieve its intended result. The term is relatively formal or literary and is more common in written Swedish than in casual speech. It can describe actions, plans, decisions, or things that are defective or unsuccessful due to error or misjudgment.

Inflection and usage: when used attributively with singular common gender nouns, the form is förfelad (en förfelad plan). In neuter singular it is förfelat (ett förfelat försök). In plural form it is förfelade (flera förfelade planer). As a predicate adjective it follows the noun: Planen var förfelad. The word is versatile across domains, from everyday prose to more technical or formal writing.

Etymology: förfelad derives from the verb förfela, which carries the sense of causing something to fail, go wrong, or be misled. The participle form serves to describe the outcome as erroneous or defective.

Related terms: synonyms include felaktig (faulty, erroneous) and misslyckad (failed, unsuccessful). The term contrasts with ordentlig/ korrekt or lyckad, which denote things done properly or successfully.

See also: samband with fault- and error-related vocabulary in Swedish, such as misstag (mistake) and fel (fault).

Overall, förfelad communicates that an action or result did not meet expectations due to error, and it is most often found in written or formal contexts rather than everyday casual speech.