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Meaning of 'failure'
Meaning of 'failure' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Failure 
[ n.]
- Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing;
deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops. [ n.]- Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
- Want of success; the state of having failed.
- Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
- A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
- A failing; a slight fault.
Meaning of 'failure' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. failure [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- lack of success
- lack of success
Example in sentence:
- he felt that his entire life had been a failure;
- that year there was a crop failure
Meaning (2):
- an unexpected omission
- an unexpected omission
Example in sentence:
- he resented my failure to return his call;
- the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
Meaning (3):
- an act that fails
- an act that fails
Example in sentence:
- his failure to pass the test
Meaning (4):
- loss of ability to function normally
- loss of ability to function normally
Example in sentence:
- kidney failure
Meaning (5):
- inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
- inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
Example in sentence:
- fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks;
- the company had to declare bankruptcy
Meaning (6):
- an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
- an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Example in sentence:
- the surprise party was a complete failure
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