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Meaning of 'failure' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Failure [ n.]
- Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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 (2):
- lack of success
Example in sentence:
  • he felt that his entire life had been a failure;
  • that year there was a crop failure
Meaning (3):
- an unexpected omission
Example in sentence:
  • he resented my failure to return his call;
  • the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
Meaning (4):
- an act that fails
Example in sentence:
  • his failure to pass the test
Meaning (5):
- loss of ability to function normally
Example in sentence:
  • kidney failure
Meaning (6):
- an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Example in sentence:
  • the surprise party was a complete failure

Nearby Words:

faience fail failance failed failing faille fain faineant faint fainted

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