Defenition of the word failure

• Defenition of the word failure

  • A negative result, not having success.
  • an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"
  • an act that fails
  • an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
  • lack of success
  • a person with a record of failing
  • an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic''s failure to check the brakes"
  • 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"
  • a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
  • loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"
  • lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
  • 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"
  • an unexpected omission
  • loss of ability to function normally
  • inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

Synonyms for the word failure

• • bankruptcy
  • breakdown
  • catastrophe
  • closure
  • collapse
  • crash
  • disappointment
  • failing
  • fiasco
  • lack
  • letdown
  • loser
  • malfunction
  • nonstarter
  • not a success
  • stoppage
  • unsuccessful person

Similar words in the failure

• • failure
  • failure's

Hyponyms for the word failure

• • abortion
  • backsliding
  • bank failure
  • bankrupt
  • bankruptcy
  • breach
  • breakdown
  • bust
  • copout
  • coronary failure
  • crop failure
  • dashing hopes
  • dead duck
  • default
  • defeat
  • disappointment
  • downfall
  • dud
  • equipment failure
  • error
  • failing
  • fizzle
  • flame-out
  • flash in the pan
  • flop
  • flunk
  • heart failure
  • insolvent
  • kidney failure
  • lapse
  • lapsing
  • licking
  • loss
  • malformation
  • malfunction
  • miscarriage
  • miscreation
  • misfire
  • misplay
  • miss
  • naught
  • nonconformance
  • nonconformity
  • nonpayment
  • nonremittal
  • out
  • relapse
  • relapsing
  • renal failure
  • reversion
  • reverting
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • underdog
  • washout

Hypernyms for the word failure

• • circumstances
  • destiny
  • disorder
  • fate
  • fortune
  • happening
  • insolvency
  • lot
  • luck
  • natural event
  • nonaccomplishment
  • nonachievement
  • occurrence
  • occurrent
  • omission
  • portion
  • skip
  • unfortunate
  • unfortunate person
  • upset

Antonyms for the word failure

• • achiever
  • succeeder
  • success
  • winner

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