failure
🇺🇸
/ˈfeɪljər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfeɪljə(r)/
noun
B2
not succeeding in doing something
His failure to complete the project on time was a big disappointment.
B2
a person or thing that does not succeed
She felt like a failure after not getting the job.
B2
not doing something you should do
Failure to follow the rules will lead to problems.
B2
something not working right
The power failure caused many problems in the city.
R
a business that closes because it is not successful
Many small businesses face failure in their first year.
R
crops not growing well and not producing food
Drought caused crop failure across the region.
translation
not succeeding in doing something; a person or thing that does not succeed; not doing something you should do; something not working right; a business that closes because it is not successful; crops not growing well and not producing food
Word Forms
Plural
failures