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Meaning
Noun
●
State or
condition
of not
meeting
a
desirable
or
intended
objective
,
opposite
of success.
●
Omission to do something, whether
or not
it was
attempted
, especially something that
ought to
have been done.
●
An
object
, person or
endeavour
in a state
of
failure
or
incapable
of success.
●
Termination of the ability of an
item
to
perform
its required
function
; breakdown.
●
Bankruptcy.
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Origin
failure
English
failer
Anglo-Norman
faillir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
fallire
Latin
fallere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Success
Triumph
Related
Disappointment
Disaster
Catastrophe
Setback
Inability
Weakness
Loss
Refusal
Rejection
Incompetence
Collapse
Error
Malfunction
Fuckup
Fault
Defect
Shortcoming
Blunder
Fail
Reluctance
Damage
Ineptitude
Ability
Deterioration
Miscalculation
Decision
Tragedy
Problem
Difficulty
Absence
Delay
Fracture
Mistake
Capacity
Threat
Effort
Tendency
Risk
Breakdown
Screwup
Crash
Faults
Betrayal
Errors
Possibility
Attempt
Failed
Fatigue
Rupture
Unwillingness
Efforts
Disruption
Breach
Instability
Mismanagement
Chance
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