/ˈfeɪljə/
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Translation
The fact of not succeeding; also a person or thing that does not work.
Word origin
From fail plus -ure, from Latin fallere, meaning to deceive or let down.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fallere
- English cognates
- fail, fault, false
Grammar
Gender
Pluralfailures
Examples
ended .
It did not succeed.
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Here "a failure" is one time when something went wrong.
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When a machine stops working, we call it a failure too.
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