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failure
[ feyl-yer ]
noun
His effort ended in failure.
The campaign was a failure.
- nonperformance of something due, required, or expected:
a failure to do what one has promised;
a failure to appear.
- a subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency:
the failure of crops.
- deterioration or decay, especially of vigor, strength, etc.:
The failure of her health made retirement necessary.
- a condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency.
- a becoming insolvent or bankrupt:
the failure of a bank.
- a person or thing that proves unsuccessful:
He is a failure in his career.
The cake is a failure.
failure
/ ˈڱɪə /
noun
- the act or an instance of failing
- a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing
the evening was a failure
- nonperformance of something required or expected
failure to attend will be punished
- cessation of normal operation; breakdown
a power failure
- an insufficiency or shortage
a crop failure
- a decline or loss, as in health or strength
- the fact of not reaching the required standard in an examination, test, course, etc
- the act or process of becoming bankrupt or the state of being bankrupt
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·ڲu noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
They were entertaining, they were intriguing and they were a failure.
Stacey said that before her latest surgery in November, her urologist had told her she had probably been suffering from kidney failure for six months.
To many citizens, democracy had failed – and the failure seemed especially acute to students, whose views on the war had evolved way ahead of overall opinion.
The Vietnam War is a reminder that failure to address ecological consequences, both during war and after, will have long-term effects.
A mental health trust has admitted its failure in the care of a 16-year-old inpatient led to her death.
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