What does "failure" mean?
Failure: Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
Additional senses
- 2.Want of success; the state of having failed.
- 3.Decau, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
- 4.A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
- 5.A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] Johnson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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