EGAVE

failure

About 69.47 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
    heart failure
  2. noun A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
    heart failure
  3. noun Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
  4. noun An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
  5. noun Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
  6. noun Bankruptcy.

Similar words

loser nonstarter unsuccessful person failed insufficient lack shortcoming insufficiency deficiency inadequate

Often followed by

to of in and is or was rate on

Word family

failures

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