failure

A lack of success in doing or achieving something.

• The ambitious project ended in failure because the budget ran out too quickly.

• Did you learn any useful lessons from the initial failure?

A person or thing that is not successful.

• He felt like a complete failure after getting fired from his third job this year.

• The new product line turned out to be an expensive failure for the company.

The state or condition of not functioning or operating correctly.

• A sudden mechanical failure forced the delivery driver to pull over on the highway.

• Have engineers determined what caused the power failure downtown?

An omission or neglect of something that is expected or required.

• Her failure to reply to the urgent email delayed the entire schedule.

• Was the accident caused by a failure to follow standard safety procedures?