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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAILURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     FAILURE meaning: 1. the fact of someone or something not...

   • Failure: Arabic Translation

     FAILURE translate: فَشَل, فاشِل, فَشَل / إخفاق. Learn more...

   • Failure: Polish Translation

     FAILURE translate: niepowodzenie, niepowodzenie, ofiara losu...

   • Failure: French Translation

     FAILURE translate: échec [masculine], échec [masculine],...

   • Failure: German Translation

     FAILURE translate: das Versagen, der Versager, das...

   • Failure: Korean Translation

     FAILURE translate: 실패, 실패자, 불이행. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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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.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfailure noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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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   If you experience failure, things have not gone the way you'd hoped. I'm sorry to hear that your attempt to turn hay into gold has been a failure. Failure can also mean when something suddenly stops working or when you don't do something that you're expected to.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAILURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFAILURE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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