failure

  • 21failure — noun 1 LACK OF SUCCESS (C, U) a lack of success in achieving or doing something: How can we account for the failure of the League of Nations to achieve peace in Europe? | end/result in failure: Harry s ambitious plans ended in failure. 2… …

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  • 22failure*/*/*/ — [ˈfeɪljə] noun 1) [U] a lack of success Ant: success Their first attempt to climb Everest ended in failure.[/ex] The failure of the talks has made the situation worse.[/ex] She is depressed by her continued failure to find a job.[/ex] 2) [U] a… …

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  • 23Failure — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Failure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 failure failure Sgm: N 1 nonsuccess nonsuccess nonfulfillment Sgm: N 1 dead failure dead failure successlessness Sgm: N 1 abortion abortion miscarriage Sgm: N 1 b …

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  • 24failure — /ˈfeɪljə / (say faylyuh) noun 1. an act of failing; a proving unsuccessful; lack of success: his effort ended in failure; the campaign was a failure. 2. non performance of something due or required: a failure to do what one has promised; a… …

  • 25failure — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier failer, from Anglo French, from Old French faillir to fail Date: 1643 1. a. omission of occurrence or performance; specifically a failing to perform a duty or expected action < failure to pay the rent on time …

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  • 26failure — noun 1) the failure of the assassination attempt Syn: lack of success, nonfulfillment, defeat, collapse, foundering Ant: success 2) all his schemes had been a failure Syn: fiasco, debacle …

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  • 27failure — noun 1) the failure of the escape attempt Syn: lack of success, defeat, collapse, foundering 2) the scheme had been a failure Syn: fiasco, debacle, catastrophe, disaster; informal flop, washout, dead loss …

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  • 28Failure On — Infobox Album Name = Failure On Type = Album Artist = Beloved Length = 44:04 Released = June 24, 2003 Genre = Hardcore, Screamo, Post hardcore, Christian metal Label = Solid State Records Producer = Beloved, GGGarth Failure On is the second&#8230; …

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  • 30failure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Nonperformance Nouns 1. failure, unsuccessfulness, nonsuccess, nonfulfillment; dead failure, abortion, miscarriage, malfunction, outage; bankruptcy (see nonpayment); labor in vain; no go; inefficacy;&#8230; …

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