failure   (Sound)

The noun failure has 7 senses

• failure -- (an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test")


• failure -- (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure")


• failure -- (lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure")


• failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person -- (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)


• failure -- (an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes")


• bankruptcy, failure -- (inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks")


• failure -- (loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure")