ALL meanings of failure
fail·ure
F f - noun failure unsuccessful attempt 1
- noun failure bankruptcy 1
- noun failure deficiency 1
- noun failure unsuccessful person 1
- noun Technical meaning of failure The inability of a system or system component to perform a required function within specified limits. A failure may be produced when a fault is encountered. 1
- noun failure lack of success 1
- noun failure cessation of functioning 1
- noun failure collapse 1
- noun failure an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure. 1
- noun failure nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a failure to do what one has promised; a failure to appear. 1
- noun failure a subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency: the failure of crops. 1
- noun failure deterioration or decay, especially of vigor, strength, etc.: The failure of her health made retirement necessary. 1
- noun failure a condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency. 1
- noun failure a becoming insolvent or bankrupt: the failure of a bank. 1
- noun failure a person or thing that proves unsuccessful: He is a failure in his career. The cake is a failure. 1
- noun failure Lack of success. 1
- uncountable noun failure Failure is a lack of success in doing or achieving something, especially in relation to a particular activity. 0
- countable noun failure If something is a failure, it is not a success. 0
- countable noun failure If you say that someone is a failure, you mean that they have not succeeded in a particular activity, or that they are unsuccessful at everything they do. 0
- uncountable noun failure Your failure to do a particular thing is the fact that you do not do it, even though you were expected to do it. 0
- variable noun failure If there is a failure of something, for example a machine or part of the body, it goes wrong and stops working or developing properly. 0
- variable noun failure If there is a failure of a business or bank, it is no longer able to continue operating. 0
- variable noun failure If you say that someone has a failure of a particular quality or ability, you mean that they do not have enough of it. 0
- noun failure the act or an instance of failing 0
- noun failure a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing 0
- noun failure nonperformance of something required or expected 0
- noun failure cessation of normal operation; breakdown 0
- noun failure an insufficiency or shortage 0
- noun failure a decline or loss, as in health or strength 0
- noun failure the fact of not reaching the required standard in an examination, test, course, etc 0
- noun failure the act or process of becoming bankrupt or the state of being bankrupt 0
- noun failure the act of failing or the state or condition resulting from having failed 0
- noun failure a falling short 0
- noun failure a losing of power or strength 0
- noun failure a breakdown in operation or function 0
- noun failure neglect or omission 0
- noun failure a not succeeding in doing or becoming 0
- noun failure a becoming bankrupt 0
- noun failure a person or thing that fails 0
- noun failure a failing to pass 0
- noun failure a grade or mark (usually F) indicating a failing to pass 0