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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
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.
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.
Type Words
Type of disorder, upset
Has types renal failure, kidney failure, heart failure, coronary failure
Derivation fail


kidney failure.

Examples of failure

failure
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.
From the sacbee.com
Only here does he get to take a deep breath and smell the tart whiff of failure.
From the newsday.com
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.
From the sacbee.com
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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More examples
  • 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. ...