Failure meaning
The act of failing or the state or condition resulting from having failed.
- A falling short.
- A losing of power or strength.
- A breakdown in operation or function.
- Neglect or omission.
- A not succeeding in doing or becoming.
- A becoming bankrupt.
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The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends.
The failure of an experiment.
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The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short.
A crop failure.
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Nonperformance of what is requested or expected; omission.
Failure to report a change of address.
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One that fails.
A failure at one's career.
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A decline in strength or effectiveness.
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The act or fact of becoming bankrupt or insolvent.
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A person or thing that fails.
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A cessation of proper functioning or performance.
A power failure.
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The definition of a failure is the act of falling short of the goal or a person who hasn't achieved what they set out to.
An example of a failure is an aspiring actress hoping to make it in the movie industry and ending up with a waitressing career.
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The act or fact of failing to pass a course, test, or assignment.
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Origin of failure
- Alteration of failer default from Anglo-Norman from Old French faillir to fail fail
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).
From Wiktionary