failure
State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
Noun 4 meanings
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, has failed at something or incapable of success.
Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman failer, from Old French faillir (“to fail”). Equivalent to fail + -ure.
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FAILURE at a glance
FAILURE has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,891 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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