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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fail•ure /ˈfeɪlyɚ/USA pronunciation n. - a failing or proving unsuccessful;
lack of success:[uncountable]a life of failure. - a person or thing that proves unsuccessful:[countable]The meeting was a failure.
- nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: [countable]a failure to appear.[uncountable]failure to pay.
- a quantity or quality that is below normal;
an insufficiency:[countable]the failure of crops. - deterioration or decay, esp. of vigor or strength:[uncountable]kidney failure.
- a becoming insolvent or bankrupt:[countable]the failure of a bank.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fail•ure (fāl′yər),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful;
lack of success:His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure. - nonperformance of something due, required, or expected:a failure to do what one has promised; a failure to appear.
- a subnormal quantity or quality;
an insufficiency:the failure of crops. - deterioration or decay, esp. of vigor, strength, etc.:The failure of her health made retirement necessary.
- a condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency.
- a becoming insolvent or bankrupt:the failure of a bank.
- a person or thing that proves unsuccessful:He is a failure in his career. The cake is a failure.
- Anglo-French (noun, nominal use of infinitive), for Old French faillir
- 1635–45; fail + -ure; replacing failer a (de)fault
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: failure /ˈfeɪljə/ n - the act or an instance of failing
- a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing
- nonperformance of something required or expected: failure to attend will be punished
- cessation of normal operation; breakdown: a power failure
- an insufficiency or shortage: a crop failure
- a decline or loss, as in health or strength
- the fact of not reaching the required standard in an examination, test, course, etc
- the act or process of becoming bankrupt or the state of being bankrupt
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