failure

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2. (countable, uncountable) State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
3. (countable, uncountable) Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
4. (countable, uncountable) An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
5. (countable, uncountable) Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
6. (countable, uncountable) Bankruptcy.

Synonyms

defeat

bankruptcy

fault

breakdown

error

collapse

flop

mistake

loss

abortion

malfunction

insolvency

miscarriage

fail

fiasco

omission

failing

defect

washout

blunder

slip

fizzle

bad

👎

crash

setback

default

rupture

misfortune

dereliction

dud

loser

disgrace

lapse

destruction

lack of success

fracture

frustration

rejection

ruin

flaw

mismanagement

miss

breakage

break

discrepancy

discredit

disappointment

defection

accident

lose

Translations

échec

fallimento

fracaso

Versagen

Misserfolg

αποτυχία

insuccesso

Fehlschlag

fiasco

défaillance

mislukking

Fehler

insuccès

فشل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfeɪ.ljə/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”).

Sentences

The second launch in November ended with a failure during second stage burn .

Meanwhile , the Bynars discreetly create a catastrophic failure in the ship's warp core .