Failure

·noun A failing; a slight fault.

II. Failure ·noun Want of success; the state of having failed.

III. Failure ·noun Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.

IV. Failure ·noun A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.

V. Failure ·noun Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.

VI. Failure ·noun Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.