failure
failure is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- account
- accuse
- amnesia
- amnesty
- and
- application
- apply
- arrear
- aside
- attainder
- attaint
- attaintment
- attainture
- attention
- away
- back
- bad
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behind
- behindhand
- bogus
- both
- break
- bring
- button
- cancel
- cast
- cause
- check
- cheque
- close
- coach
- come
- condemn
- condemnation
- condemnatory
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is failure.
- What is omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise called?
- What is want of success; the state of having failed called?
- What is decau, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight called?
- What is a becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business called?
- What is a failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] Johnson called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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