Vi fant 11 definisjoner av failure på engelsk.
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| failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" | ||
| success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" | ||
| happening, natural event, occurrent, occurrence an event that happens | ||
| downfall, ruination, ruin failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | ||
| flame-out a complete or conspicuous failure; "the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings" | ||
| malfunction a failure to function normally | ||
| abortion, miscarriage termination of pregnancy | ||
| misfire, miss an explosion that fails to occur | ||
| fizzle, bust, flop an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" | ||
| miscreation, malformation something abnormal or anomalous | ||
| equipment failure, breakdown an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | ||
| failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" | ||
| nonaccomplishment, nonachievement an act that does not achieve its intended goal | ||
| flunk, failing failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" | ||
| naught complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught" | ||
| loss the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" | ||
| backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting, lapse, reversion a failure to maintain a higher state | ||
| misplay, error (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed | ||
| out (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning" | ||
| nonconformance, nonconformity failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior | ||
| failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | ||
| loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | ||
| achiever, succeeder, winner, success a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" | ||
| unfortunate, unfortunate person a person who suffers misfortune | ||
| bankrupt, insolvent someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts | ||
| flash in the pan someone who enjoys transient success but then fails | ||
| dud, washout, flop the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" | ||
| failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" | ||
| success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" | ||
| circumstances, destiny, fate, luck, fortune, lot, portion a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances" | ||
| bankruptcy a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent | ||
| bank failure the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations | ||
| crop failure the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus | ||
| failure - an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" | ||
| skip, omission a gait in which steps and hops alternate | ||
| dashing hopes, disappointment an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone | ||
| breach a failure to perform some promised act or obligation | ||
| failure - loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure" | ||
| disorder, upset a disturbance of the peace or of public order | ||
| coronary failure, heart failure inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions | ||
| 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" | ||
| bankruptcy | ||
| insolvency the lack of financial resources | ||
