failure

Definition:
1. An act that fails.
2. An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.
3. Lack of success.
4. A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently.
5. An unexpected omission.
6. Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due.
7. Loss of ability to function normally.

Use 'failure' in a sentence:

1. Years of failure have sapped him of his confidence.
2. The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary.
3. Their plans seemed doomed to failure.
4. Three attempts on the 200-metre record ended in failure.
5. He unfairly blamed Frances for the failure.
6. He himself seemed totally unconscious of his failure.
7. A failure would shatter the hopes of many people.
8. Don't be discouraged by the first failure ─ try again!
9. Failure can demotivate students.
10. Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again!
11. Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest.
12. The failure of the talks was mainly due to insensitivity and mistiming.
13. These youngsters are motivated by fear of failure.
14. All my efforts ended in failure.
15. The breakdown was due to a mechanical failure.
16. Fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
17. He collapsed from acute renal failure.
18. Failure was slowly destroying him.
19. The prospect of failure scares me rigid.
20. He was undismayed by the prospect of failure.
21. The attempt was doomed to failure.
22. Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success.
23. Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract.
24. Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
25. Pilot error, to wit failure to follow procedures, was the cause of the accident.
26. I felt foolish and a failure.
27. The play was a miserable failure.
28. Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.
29. Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure.
30. Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
31. She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family.
32. He ascribed his failure to bad luck.
33. Don't be frightened by failure, son.
34. Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
35. This policy is doomed to failure.
36. The plan was doomed to failure.
37. The success or failure of the plan depends on you.
38. A signal failure contributed to the crash.
39. Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age.
40. A culture of failure exists in some schools.
41. He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
42. The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management.
43. The whole thing was a complete failure.
44. Their long struggle ended in failure.
45. There was much discussion about the reasons for the failure.
46. A power failure plunged everything into darkness.
47. It soon became clear that the programme was a failure.
48. The cause of the crash was given as engine failure.
49. The crop failure spelt disaster for many farmers.