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fail·ure
 failure
- pronunciation:
- feIl
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or result of failing.
- synonyms:
- bomb, flop
- antonyms:
- achievement, success, victory
- similar words:
- bust, debacle, defeat, dud, failing, fiasco, fizzle, lemon, miscarriage, miss, muff, washout
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| definition 2: |
a person or thing that fails or does not succeed.
- antonyms:
- bestseller, success
- similar words:
- bomb, bungler, bust, debacle, dud, failing, fiasco, fizzle, flop, lemon, loser, schlemiel, washout
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| definition 3: |
an insufficiency or inadequacy.
a crop failure- synonyms:
- deficiency, insufficiency
- similar words:
- dearth, failing, lack
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| definition 4: |
a stopping of normal functioning or performance.
equipment failure- synonyms:
- breakdown, malfunction
- similar words:
- dysfunction, fatigue, miscarriage, stall, stoppage
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| definition 5: |
weakening; decline.
- synonyms:
- decline, weakening
- antonyms:
- growth
- similar words:
- decay, ebb, loss
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| related words: |
abortion, bungle, catastrophe, collapse, disappointment, disaster, fail, loss, neglect, trouble, weakness |
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