Definition of failure

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Failure (n.) Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight..

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Nonadmission :: Nonadmission (n.) Failure to be admitted.
Nonelection :: Nonelection (n.) Failure of election.
Nondeposition :: Nondeposition (n.) A failure to deposit or throw down.
Repulse :: Repulse (n.) Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..
Flunk :: Flunk (n.) a total failure in a recitation.
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.
Nonattendance :: Nonattendance (n.) A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.
Guaranty :: Guaranty (n.) In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security..
Defailure :: Defailure (n.) Failure.
Abortion :: Abortion (n.) Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion..
Noncompletion :: Noncompletion (n.) Lack of completion; failure to complete.
Accurate :: Accurate (a.) In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc..
Sorehead :: Sorehead (n.) One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like..
Crash :: Crash (n.) Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise..
Inattention :: Inattention (n.) Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect..
Cropper :: Cropper (n.) A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse..
Nonproficiency :: Nonproficiency (n.) Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.
Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty..
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