failure
Definitions
- State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
- mistake
- A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
- Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
- verdict, decision
- An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
- ruling
- Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
- bug, hole (security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit)
- Bankruptcy.
Equivalents
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Examples
“For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add⟳ the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge⟳ to reach⟳ the Champions League places.”
“Sarkozy's total will be seen as a personal failure. It is the first time an outgoing president has failed to win⟳ a first-round vote⟳ in the past 50 years and makes it harder for Sarkozy to regain⟳ momentum.”
“What exactly is a "successful failure" in rocket science? A so-called "successful failure" is one where important lessons can be gleaned for future tests and where the risks of harm⟳ are low, experts say⟳.”
“heart failure”
“congestive heart failure”
“liver failure”
“kidney failure”
“Seeing the British establishment struggle⟳ with the financial sector is like⟳ watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become⟳. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.”
“But as with individual train⟳ failures you have⟳ to tackle every one as it arises and assume⟳ it will happen⟳ again, which it will, if you don't do something about it.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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