failure

Noun

• loss of ability to function normally
  • kidney failure
    

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
  • the company had to declare bankruptcy
    
  • fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
    

• an unexpected omission
  • he resented my failure to return his call
    
  • the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
    

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• lack of success
  • he felt that his entire life had been a failure
    
  • that year there was a crop failure
    

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
  • the surprise party was a complete failure
    

• an act that fails
  • his failure to pass the test
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bankruptcy , loser , nonstarter , unsuccessful person
• Antonyms: 
  achiever , winner , success , succeeder