- (n.) Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
- (n.) A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
- (n.) A failing; a slight fault.
- (n.) Cessation of supply or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
- (n.) Decay or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
- (n.) Want of success; the state of having failed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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