failure

[failĀ·ure]

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.

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Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

Noun
an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic''s failure to check the brakes"

Noun
an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

Noun
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

Noun
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

Noun
loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

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Noun
lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

Noun
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"


n.
Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

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

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

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

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

n.
A failing; a slight fault.


Failure

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. Decau, 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.

Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.

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Usage Examples

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

A life which does not go into action is a failure.

A hatred of failure has always been part of my nature.

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Other Usage Examples

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.

A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War.

A film's success or failure is strictly on the director's shoulders.

A love of nature is a consolation against failure.

A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.

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