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   Fail·ure

   /ˈfālyər/

   

   noun

   • 1. lack of success: "an economic policy that is doomed to failure" Similar lack of successnonsuccessnon-fulfillmentabortionmiscarriagedefeatfrustrationcollapsefounderingmisfiringcoming to nothingfalling throughinformal:fizzling outfiascodebaclecatastrophedisasterblundervain attemptabortiondefeatdamp squibinformal:flopbotchhashfoul-upscrewupwashoutletdowndead lossdead ducklead balloonlemonfailcock-uppig's earsnafuclinkervulgar slang:fuck-upballs-upOpposite successsuccess
   • ▪ an unsuccessful person, enterprise, or thing: "bad weather had resulted in crop failures" Similar loserborn loserincompetentnonachieverunderachieverne'er-do-welldisappointmentwrite-offno onenobodyinformal:no-hoperflopdudnonstarterwashoutdead losslemoninadequacyinsufficiencydeficiencylackdearthscarcityshortfallOpposite success
   • 2. the omission of expected or required action: "their failure to comply with the basic rules" Similar negligenceremissnessnonobservancenonperformancederelictionomissionneglectoversight
   • ▪ a lack or deficiency of a desirable quality: "a failure of imagination"
   • 3. the action or state of not functioning: "symptoms of heart failure" Similar breaking downbreakdownnonfunctioncutting outseizing upmalfunctionfaultinesscrashinformal:conking outplaying up
   • ▪ a sudden cessation of power: "a sudden power failure" Similar breaking downbreakdownnonfunctioncutting outseizing upmalfunctionfaultinesscrashinformal:conking outplaying up
   • ▪ the collapse of a business: "business failures rose by 53%" Similar collapsecrashgoing underbankruptcyinsolvencyliquidationclose-downclosureclosingshutting downwinding upterminationdeclinefailingfounderingsinkingruinruinationinformal:foldingflopOpposite success

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally as failer, in the senses ‘non-occurrence’ and ‘cessation of supply’): from Anglo-Norman French failer for Old French faillir (see fail).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › failureFailure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FAILURE is omission of occurrence or performance; specifically : a failing to perform a duty or expected action. How to use failure in a sentence.

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   FAILURE definition: 1. the fact of someone or something not succeeding: 2. the fact of not doing something that you…. Learn more.

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   Failure definition: an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success. See examples of FAILURE used in a sentence.

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   noun. lack of success. “he felt that his entire life had been a failure ”. “that year there was a crop failure ”. see more. noun. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently. synonyms: loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person. see more.

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   Definition of failure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAILURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Failure is a lack of success in doing or achieving something, especially in relation to a particular activity. This policy is doomed to failure. Three attempts on the British 200-metre record also ended in failure. ...feelings of failure. Synonyms: lack of success, defeat, collapse, abortion More Synonyms of failure. 2. countable noun B2.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › failureFailure - definition of failure by The Free Dictionary

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   1. an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success. 2. nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a failure to appear. 3. a subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency: the failure of crops. 4. deterioration or decay, esp. of vigor or strength.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFAILURE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   FAILURE meaning: 1. a situation in which someone or something does not succeed: 2. someone or something that does…. Learn more.

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    Failure definition: The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends.

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    failure meaning, definition, what is failure: a lack of success in achieving or doing ...: Learn more.