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Failure Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Failure? [n] an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" [n] an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" [n] an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" [n] a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently [n] loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure" [n] lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" [n] inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Failure: loser \| nonstarter \| unsuccessful person Related Terms \| Find terms related to Failure: also-ran \| antimasque \| arrear \| arrearage \| arrears \| atrocity \| audience success \| bad habit \| bafflement \| balk \| ballet \| bankrupt \| bankruptcy \| baseness \| beating \| besetting sin \| 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dereliction \| derogation \| descent \| destruction \| deterioration \| devolution \| dialogue \| disappointment \| discomfiture \| disconformity \| discontinuance \| disillusionment \| disregard \| dissatisfaction \| documentary drama \| downfall \| downtrend \| downturn \| downward mobility \| downward trend \| drama \| dramalogue \| dramatic play \| dramatic series \| drawback \| drop \| drubbing \| dud \| duodrama \| duologue \| dying \| ebb \| ebbing \| effeteness \| endless task \| enfeeblement \| enormity \| epic theater \| erratum \| error \| evil \| exhaustion \| experimental theater \| extravaganza \| fading \| failing \| failure of nerve \| fall \| fallen countenance \| falling short \| falling-off \| false alarm \| fatuity \| fault \| faute \| felony \| fewness \| fiasco \| fizzle \| flagging \| flaw \| flop \| foible \| foiling \| folding \| forlorn hope \| frailty \| frustration \| futility \| gasser \| genocide \| giveaway \| Grand Guignol \| guilty act \| happening \| hash \| heavy sin \| hiding \| hit \| hit show \| hole \| hope deferred \| human error \| imperfection \| impropriety \| improvisational drama \| inadequacy \| inadvertence \| inadvertency \| inanity \| inattention \| incompetence \| incompetent \| indifference \| indiscretion \| ineffectiveness \| ineffectuality \| ineffectualness \| inefficaciousness \| inefficacy \| inexecution \| inexpiable sin \| inferiority \| infirmity \| iniquity \| injury \| injustice \| inobservance \| insolvency \| insolvent \| insolvent debtor \| insufficiency \| insufficient funds \| invalidity \| involution \| kink \| kited check \| laches \| lack \| laissez-faire \| lambasting \| lame duck \| lapse \| lathering \| laxity \| laxness \| legitimate drama \| lemon \| letdown \| licking \| little problem \| littleness \| loose ends \| looseness \| loser \| loss \| loss of tone \| maladroitness \| malefaction \| malfeasance \| malum \| masque \| mastery \| meagerness \| meanness \| mediocrity \| melodrama \| minor wrong \| minstrel show \| miracle \| miracle play \| mirage \| misapprehension \| miscalculation \| miscarriage \| misconception \| miscount \| misdeal \| misdeed \| misdemeanor \| misfeasance \| misidentification \| misjudgment \| misplay \| misprint \| misquotation \| misreport \| miss \| misstatement \| mistake \| misunderstanding \| misuse \| monodrama \| monologue \| moral flaw \| morality \| morality play \| mortal sin \| muddle \| music drama \| musical revue \| mystery \| mystery play \| neglect \| neglectfulness \| negligence \| no go \| nonaccomplishment \| nonachievement \| nonadherence \| noncompliance \| nonconformance \| nonconformity \| nonconsummation \| nondischarging \| nonentity \| nonexecution \| nonfeasance \| nonfulfillment \| noninterference \| nonobservance \| nonperformance \| nonrestriction \| nonsuccess \| offense \| omission \| opera \| outrage \| overcoming \| overdraft \| overdrawn account \| overlooking \| oversight \| overthrow \| overturn \| pageant \| panel show \| pantomime \| Passion play \| pastoral \| pastoral drama \| paucity \| peccadillo \| peccancy \| permissiveness \| pettiness \| piece \| play \| playlet \| poor stewardship \| poorness \| problem \| problem play \| procrastination \| psychodrama \| quietus \| quiz show \| radio drama \| receivership \| regression \| remissness \| retrocession \| retrogradation \| retrogression \| review \| revue \| rift \| rough edges \| ruin \| scantiness \| sensational play \| serial \| setback \| shabbiness \| short measure \| shortage \| shortcoming \| shortfall \| show \| sin \| sin of commission \| sin of omission \| sinful act \| Sisyphean labor \| sitcom \| situation comedy \| sketch \| skimpiness \| skit \| slackness \| slight \| slip \| slippage \| slump \| smallness \| smash \| snag \| soap \| soap opera \| sociodrama \| something missing \| sore disappointment \| spectacle \| stage play \| stage show \| straight drama \| subdual \| subduing \| subjugation \| subnormality \| success \| suspense drama \| tableau \| tableau vivant \| taint \| talk show \| tantalization \| tease \| teleplay \| television drama \| television play \| theater of cruelty \| thrashing \| Tom show \| tort \| total theater \| transgression \| trespass \| trimming \| trip \| triviality \| trouncing \| typo \| typographical error \| unconcern \| underage \| undoing \| unfulfillment \| unobservance \| unrigorousness \| unskillfulness \| unsuccess \| unsuccessfulness \| unutterable sin \| uselessness \| vanquishment \| variety show \| vaudeville \| vaudeville show \| vehicle \| venial sin \| vice \| vulgarity \| vulnerable place \| wane \| waning \| washout \| Waterloo \| weak link \| weak point \| weak side \| weakness \| whipping \| word-of-mouth success \| work \| work of Penelope \| wrong See Also \| abortion \| backsliding \| bank failure \| bankrupt \| bankruptcy \| breach \| breakdown \| bust \| circumstances \| copout \| coronary failure \| crop failure \| dashing hopes \| default \| destiny \| disappointment \| disorder \| downfall \| dud \| equipment failure \| error \| failing \| fate \| flash in the pan \| flop \| flop \| fortune \| happening \| heart failure \| insolvency \| insolvent \| kidney failure \| lapse \| lapsing \| loss \| lot \| luck \| malformation \| malfunction \| miscarriage \| miscreation \| misfire \| misplay \| miss \| natural event \| naught \| nonaccomplishment \| nonachievement \| nonconformity \| nonpayment \| nonremittal \| occurrence \| omission \| out \| portion \| relapse \| relapsing \| renal failure \| reversion \| reverting \| ruin \| ruination \| skip \| underdog \| unfortunate \| unfortunate person \| upset \| washout Failure In Webster's Dictionary \Fail"ure\, n. [From {Fail}.] 1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops. 2. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise. 3. Want of success; the state of having failed. 4. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight. 5. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business. 6. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] --Johnson.

Failure Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Failure?

[n] an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
[n] an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
[n] an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
[n] a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
[n] loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"
[n] lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
[n] inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Failure: loser | nonstarter | unsuccessful person

Failure In Webster's Dictionary

\Fail"ure\, n. [From {Fail}.]
1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing;
   deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

2. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a
   promise.

3. Want of success; the state of having failed.

4. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the
   failure of memory or of sight.

5. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment;
   as, failure in business.

6. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] --Johnson.

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