failure
fayl yer
- n an act that fails
his failure to pass the test - n an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
the surprise party was a complete failure - n lack of success
he felt that his entire life had been a failure
that year there was a crop failure - n a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
- n an unexpected omission
he resented my failure to return his call
the mechanic's failure to check the brakes - n inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks - n loss of ability to function normally
kidney failure
- The failure investigation began immediately and continued until around June 1995.
- Soon after the failure investigation began, Hughes provided the State Department a satellite debris recovery plan for the failure.
- The situation in Afghanistan is serious and growing worse and without more boots on the ground the United States risks failure in a war it's been waging since shortly after the .