Main entry: failure
Definition: an unexpected omission
Usage: he resented my failure to return his call; the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
Main entry: failure
Definition: an act that fails
Usage: his failure to pass the test
Main entry: failure
Definition: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Usage: the surprise party was a complete failure
Main entry: unsuccessful person, failure, loser, nonstarter
Definition: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
Main entry: failure
Definition: loss of ability to function normally
Usage: kidney failure
Main entry: failure
Definition: lack of success
Usage: he felt that his entire life had been a failure; that year there was a crop failure
Main entry: failure, bankruptcy
Definition: inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
Usage: the company had to declare bankruptcy; fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks