Definition of fail

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Fail (v. i.) To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation..

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Unlikely :: Unlikely (a.) Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means..
Reentry :: Reentry (n.) A resuming or retaking possession of what one has lately foregone; -- applied especially to land; the entry by a lessor upon the premises leased, on failure of the tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease..
Fail :: Fail (v. i.) Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail..
Wantrust :: Wantrust (n.) Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust.
Trip :: Trip (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
Failure :: Failure (n.) Want of success; the state of having failed.
Nonsolution :: Nonsolution (n.) Failure of solution or explanation.
Unsuccessful :: Unsuccessful (a.) Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy..
Revoke :: Revoke (v. i.) To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege..
Nonproficient :: Nonproficient (n.) One who has failed to become proficient.
Fizzle :: Fizzle (n.) A failure or abortive effort.
Connivance :: Connivance (n.) Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
Nonalienation :: Nonalienation (n.) Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated..
Deficiency :: Deficiency (n.) The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.
Omission :: Omission (n.) The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.
Fiasco :: Fiasco (n.) A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking..
Decay :: Decay (v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay..
Taint :: Taint (n.) A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect..
Default :: Default (v. i.) To fail in duty; to offend.
Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt..
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