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Meaning of failure

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  failure
      n 1: an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
      2: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the
         surprise party was a complete failure" [ant: {success}]
      3: lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a
         failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" [ant:
         {success}]
      4: a person with a record of failing; someone who loses
         consistently [syn: {failure}, {loser}, {nonstarter},
         {unsuccessful person}] [ant: {achiever}, {succeeder},
         {success}, {winner}]
      5: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his
         call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
      6: inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the
         company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to
         the failure of many banks" [syn: {bankruptcy}, {failure}]
      7: loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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