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failure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person |
| Type of | unfortunate, unfortunate person |
| Has types | bankrupt, underdog, flash in the pan, washout, dud, flop, insolvent |
| Derivation | fail |
failure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bankruptcy |
| Type of | insolvency |
| Derivation | fail |
fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | nonaccomplishment, nonachievement |
| Has types | misplay, loss, out, flunk, lapsing, lapse, backsliding, reverting, naught, relapse, error, failing, nonremittal, nonpayment, nonconformity, default, reversion, nonconformance, relapsing |
| Derivation | fail |
his failure to pass the test.
failure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | occurrence, occurrent, happening, natural event |
| Has types | misfire, breakdown, bust, defeat, downfall, equipment failure, fizzle, flame-out, flop, licking, malformation, malfunction, miscarriage, miscreation, abortion, miss, ruin, ruination |
| Derivation | fail |
the surprise party was a complete failure.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | skip, omission |
| Has types | copout, breach, disappointment, dashing hopes |
| Derivation | fail |
he resented my failure to return his call.
the mechanic's failure to check the brakes.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | luck, fate, destiny, circumstances, portion, fortune, lot |
| Has types | bank failure, bankruptcy, crop failure, dead duck |
| Derivation | fail |
he felt that his entire life had been a failure.
that year there was a crop failure.
failure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disorder, upset |
| Has types | renal failure, kidney failure, heart failure, coronary failure |
| Derivation | fail |
kidney failure.
Examples of failure
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A power failure caused valves to a storage tank to open and the tank overfilled.
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However, within that failure is the information that will help you get stronger.
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Only here does he get to take a deep breath and smell the tart whiff of failure.
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Think they regret their failure to take care of business against humble Georgia?
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What we do with them in school makes the difference between success and failure.
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The failure to agree resulted in two by-now familiar reactions by the eurocracy.
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In answering her, we have to know if Lembert has chronic renal failure or acute.
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This failure results from a poor understanding of the mechanism of TB tolerance.
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Serious side effects, lymphoma and congestive heart failure were no more likely.
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- An act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
- An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"
- Lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
- A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
- An unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
- Bankruptcy: 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"
- Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. ...
- Failure is Assemblage 23's second album, released through Gashed! and, later, Metropolis Records in 2001. The album contains many energetic EBM songs lead by emotionally charged lyrics . ...
- Failure was an American rock band (often also classified as alternative rock and/or space rock) that was active from 1990 to 1997, during which they recorded and released three critically-acclaimed albums. ...
