Word Meaning

Meaning of failure

- Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
- Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
- Want of success; the state of having failed.
- Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
- A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
- A failing; a slight fault.

Crossword clue for failure

- Debacle
- Deficiency
- Lack of success
- Lapse
- No hoper
- no success
- Opposite of success
- remissness
- what many fear