Thesaurus: failure

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1. n. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
2. n. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
3. n. Want of success; the state of having failed.
4. n. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
5. n. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
6. n. A failing; a slight fault.
7. n. an act that fails
8. n. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
9. n. lack of success
10. n. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
11. n. an unexpected omission
12. n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due