Failure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Failure	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Failure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
failure n an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" Antonym(s): success lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" Antonym(s): success a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently Synonym(s): failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person Antonym(s): achiever, succeeder, success, winner an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" 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" Synonym(s): bankruptcy, failure loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Failure \Fail"ure\, n. [From {Fail}.] 1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops. 2. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise. 3. Want of success; the state of having failed. 4. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight. 5. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business. 6. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] --Johnson.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
failure The inability of a system or system component to perform a required function within specified limits. A failure may be produced when a {fault} is encountered. (1996-05-13)