Failure Definition
fālyər
failures
noun
failures
The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends.
The failure of an experiment.
American Heritage
The act of failing or the state or condition resulting from having failed.
Webster's New World
A person or thing that fails.
Webster's New World
A failing to pass.
Webster's New World
The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short.
A crop failure.
American Heritage
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failuresOrigin of Failure
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Alteration of failer default from Anglo-Norman from Old French faillir to fail fail
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).
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