failure

failure is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
2. noun. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
3. noun. Want of success; the state of having failed.
4. noun. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
5. noun. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
6. noun. A failing; a slight fault.
7. noun. an unexpected omission

   "he resented my failure to return his call"

   "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

8. noun. an act that fails

   "his failure to pass the test"

9. noun. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

   "the surprise party was a complete failure"

10. noun. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

    Synonyms: loser, nonstarter

11. noun. loss of ability to function normally

    "kidney failure"

12. noun. lack of success

    "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"

    "that year there was a crop failure"

13. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: bankruptcy

Synonyms

loser, nonstarter, bankruptcy

Common word forms

failures

Words from these letters

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