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   failure

   /ˈfeɪljə/

   noun

   • 1. lack of success: "an economic policy that is doomed to failure" Similar lack of successnon-successnon-fulfilmentabortionmiscarriagedefeatfrustrationcollapsefounderingmisfiringcoming to nothingfalling throughinformal:fizzling outfiascodebaclecatastrophedisasterblundervain attemptabortiondefeatdamp squibinformal:flopbotchhashfoul-upscrew-upwashoutlet-downdead lossdead ducklead balloonlemonfailcock-uppig's earsnafuclinkervulgar slang:fuck-upballs-upOpposite successsuccess
   • ▪ an unsuccessful person or thing: "bad weather had resulted in crop failures" Similar loserborn loserincompetentnon-achieverunderachieverne'er-do-welldisappointmentwrite-offno onenobodyinformal:no-hoperflopdudnon-starterwashoutdead losslemoninadequacyinsufficiencydeficiencylackdearthscarcityshortfallOpposite success
   • 2. the neglect or omission of expected or required action: "their failure to comply with the basic rules" Similar negligenceremissnessnon-observancenon-performancederelictionomissionneglectoversight
   • ▪ 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 downbreakdownnon-functioncutting outseizing upmalfunctionfaultinesscrashinformal:conking outplaying up
   • ▪ a sudden cessation of power: "a sudden power failure" Similar breaking downbreakdownnon-functioncutting 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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   • failure as something He was a failure as a teacher. [uncountable, countable] an act of not doing something, especially something that you are expected to do failure to do something Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution. His confession followed repeated failures to appear in court.

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   • The whole thing was a complete failure. A team learns from experience, both successes and failures. failure as something He was a failure as a teacher. [uncountable, countable] an act of not doing something, especially something that you are expected to do failure to do something Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.

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   Learn the meaning of failure as a noun in different contexts, such as lack of success, not doing something, or not working well. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word failure, from omission or inability to perform a duty or action, to lack of success or adequacy, to deterioration or decay. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of failure.

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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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   • [uncountable, countable] lack of success in doing or achieving something. The success or failure of the plan depends on you. She is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage.
   • [countable] a person or thing that is not successful. The whole thing was a complete failure. A team learns from experience, both successes and failures.
   • [uncountable, countable] an act of not doing something, especially something that you are expected to do. failure to do something Failure to comply with the regulations will result in prosecution.
   • [uncountable, countable] the state of not working correctly or as expected; an occasion when this happens. patients suffering from heart/kidney/liver failure.

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   a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently. synonyms: loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person. see more. noun. an unexpected omission. “he resented my failure to return his call” “the mechanic's failure to check the brakes” see more. noun. loss of ability to function normally. “kidney failure ” see more. noun.

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   Failure is the condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends, or of being insufficient or falling short. The web page provides various definitions of failure from different sources, as well as related words and phrases, and some examples of failure in literature and life.