failure

/'feiljə/
Noun
  1. loss of ability to function normally
    • kidney failure
  2. 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
  3. an unexpected omission
    • he resented my failure to return his call
    • the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
  4. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
  5. lack of success
    • he felt that his entire life had been a failure
    • that year there was a crop failure
  6. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    • the surprise party was a complete failure
  7. an act that fails
    • his failure to pass the test

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A student feels sad about his failure on the math test.