English to English noun Example:
• his failure to pass the test
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an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose | Example:
• the surprise party was a complete failure
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• he felt that his entire life had been a failure • that year there was a crop failure
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a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | source: wordnet30 Example:
• he resented my failure to return his call • the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
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inability to discharge all your debts as they come due | Example:
• the company had to declare bankruptcy • fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
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loss of ability to function normally | Example:
• kidney failure
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Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops. | source: webster1913
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