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failure

[ feyl-yer ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of failing fail or proving unsuccessful; lack of success:

    His effort ended in failure.

    The campaign was a failure.

  2. nonperformance of something due, required, or expected:

    a failure to do what one has promised;

    a failure to appear.

  3. a subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency:

    the failure of crops.

  4. deterioration or decay, especially of vigor, strength, etc.:

    The failure of her health made retirement necessary.

  5. a condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency.
  6. a becoming insolvent or bankrupt:

    the failure of a bank.

  7. a person or thing that proves unsuccessful:

    He is a failure in his career.

    The cake is a failure.



failure

/ ˈ´Ú±ðɪ±ôÂáÉ™ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of failing
  2. a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing

    the evening was a failure

  3. nonperformance of something required or expected

    failure to attend will be punished

  4. cessation of normal operation; breakdown

    a power failure

  5. an insufficiency or shortage

    a crop failure

  6. a decline or loss, as in health or strength
  7. the fact of not reaching the required standard in an examination, test, course, etc
  8. the act or process of becoming bankrupt or the state of being bankrupt
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of failure1

First recorded in 1635–45; fail + -ure; replacing failer “a fault, default,†from Anglo-French (noun use of infinitive), for Old French faillir
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Ms Wynter has written to Sir Sadiq Khan - who has overall responsibility for the Tube network - describing the intercom system as a failure and urging him to "fix it now".

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“I’ve already experienced it. I know what it feels like. I can feel proud about that and that I’m not a failure. Whatever I need to do is whatever I need to do.â€

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Wayne said he had watched two relatives die "miserable", "heinous" deaths from heart failure.

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Once flush with cash from investors, the boutique dispensary company MedMen has closed several locations in California and has faced a flurry of lawsuits over alleged mismanagement and failure to pay its bills.

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Miller died at his Pasadena home on March 29 after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to his son Scott.

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