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Definition of Failure
1. Noun. An act that fails. "His failure to pass the test"
Specialized synonyms: Failing, Flunk, Naught, Loss, Backsliding, Lapse, Lapsing, Relapse, Relapsing, Reversion, Reverting, Error, Misplay, Out, Nonconformance, Nonconformity, Default, Nonpayment, Nonremittal
Derivative terms: Fail
2. Noun. An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose. "The surprise party was a complete failure"
Specialized synonyms: Downfall, Ruin, Ruination, Flame-out, Malfunction, Abortion, Miscarriage, Misfire, Miss, Bust, Fizzle, Flop, Malformation, Miscreation, Breakdown, Equipment Failure, Defeat, Licking
Derivative terms: Fail, Fail
Antonyms: Success
3. Noun. Lack of success. "That year there was a crop failure"
Specialized synonyms: Bankruptcy, Bank Failure, Crop Failure, Dead Duck
Derivative terms: Fail
Antonyms: Success
4. Noun. A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently.
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person
Specialized synonyms: Bankrupt, Insolvent, Flash In The Pan, Dud, Flop, Washout, Underdog
Derivative terms: Fail, Lose
Antonyms: Achiever
5. Noun. An unexpected omission. "The mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
Generic synonyms: Omission, Skip
Derivative terms: Fail
6. Noun. Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due. "Fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
7. Noun. Loss of ability to function normally. "Kidney failure"
Specialized synonyms: Coronary Failure, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure, Renal Failure
Derivative terms: Fail
Definition of Failure
1. n. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
Definition of Failure
1. Noun. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. ¹
2. Noun. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success. ¹
3. Noun. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function, breakdown. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Failure
1. the act of failing [n -S]
Medical Definition of Failure
1. The state of insufficiency or nonperformance. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Failure
Literary usage of Failure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1903)
"This wrangling struggle lasted during the greater part of Hayes's administration,
and led to no less than seven vetoes and the occasional failure of army ..."
2. Mark Twain: A Biography : the Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne by Albert Bigelow Paine (1912)
"Mr. Rogers had kept a close watch on its financial affairs, hoping to be able to
pull it through or to close it without failure, paying all the creditors in ..."
3. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"It was the flattest failure that ever was. This was distressing, but it paled
before a greater horror— A FLAT failure. the horses were gone! ..."
4. Diseases of the heart by James Mackenzie (1908)
"The object of the circulation, and how it is attained. 2. The importance of the
heart muscle. 3. The meaning of heart failure. 4. Reserve force. 5. ..."
5. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"llf: failure seems an impossibility to him. 2This is where the "I" needs to be
emphasized. Please be careful not to emphasize the personal pronouns; ..."
6. The Law of Personal Injuries in Mines: Including All Character of Personal by Edward Joseph White (1905)
"failure to specify duties performed — Motion to make more definite. 51. ...
Pleading failure to give customary warning or notice. 58. ..."
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