failure
failure: n.
1 lack of success; failing.
2 an unsuccessful person, thing, or attempt.
3 non-performance, non-occurrence.
4 breaking down or ceasing to function (heart failure; engine failure).
5 running short of supply etc.
6 bankruptcy, collapse. [earlier failer f. AF, = OF faillir FAIL]
Most popular pairs with failure
kidney failure
miserable failure
renal failure
heart failure
liver failure
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