(an instance of) being unsuccessful
lack of success
Cases of word usage
1) to suggest, be a sign of, failure or success (bode)
2) a failure (of an engine, machine etc) (breakdown)
3) a total failure to reach agreement or to settle a quarrel (deadlock)
4) the failure or refusal to obey (disobedience)
5) (of something organized) a complete failure (fiasco)
6) an act or sound of flopping; (of a play, book, record etc) a failure to please the public (flop)
7) the state of not having, failure to pay, attention (inattention)
8) the failure to understand (incomprehension)
9) failure to keep, maintain or use something (loss)
10) (an instance of) a failure of a court to administer justice properly; (an instance of) a failure to deliver to the correct destination (miscarriage)
