What does "failure" mean?

Failure: Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Want of success; the state of having failed.
  2. 3.Decau, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
  3. 4.A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
  4. 5.A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] Johnson.

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