failure

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfeɪ.ljə/]

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1. failure (noun) — sense 1

Definition: State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

Example: For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.

2. failure (noun) — sense 2

Definition: State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.: A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.

Example: heart failure

3. failure (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.

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