Hypertext Webster Gateway: "failure"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Failure \Fail"ure\, n. [From {Fail}.]
1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing;
deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
2. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a
promise.
3. Want of success; the state of having failed.
4. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the
failure of memory or of sight.
5. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment;
as, failure in business.
6. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
failure
n 1: an act that fails
2: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose [ant:
{success}]
3: lack of success [ant: {success}]
4: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses
consistently [syn: {loser}, {nonstarter}, {unsuccessful
person}] [ant: {achiever}]
5: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return
his call"
6: loss of ability to function normally
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