| failure | | |
| n. (act) | 1. failure | an act that fails.; "his failure to pass the test" |
| ~ nonaccomplishment, nonachievement | an act that does not achieve its intended goal. |
| ~ flunk, failing | failure to reach a minimum required performance.; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" |
| ~ naught | complete failure.; "all my efforts led to naught" |
| ~ loss | the act of losing someone or something.; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" |
| ~ backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting, lapse, reversion | a failure to maintain a higher state. |
| ~ misplay, error | (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed. |
| ~ out | (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball.; "you only get 3 outs per inning" |
| ~ nonconformance, nonconformity | failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior. |
| ~ nonpayment, nonremittal, default | act of failing to meet a financial obligation. |
| n. (event) | 2. failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ downfall, ruination, ruin | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation. |
| ~ flame-out | a complete or conspicuous failure.; "the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings" |
| ~ malfunction | a failure to function normally. |
| ~ miscarriage, abortion | failure of a plan. |
| ~ misfire, miss | a failure to hit (or meet or find etc). |
| ~ bust, fizzle, flop | a complete failure.; "the play was a dismal flop" |
| ~ miscreation, malformation | something abnormal or anomalous. |
| ~ equipment failure, breakdown | a cessation of normal operation.; "there was a power breakdown" |
| ~ defeat, licking | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest.; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" |
| n. (state) | 3. failure | lack of success.; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" |
| ~ circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).; "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" |
| ~ bankruptcy | a state of complete lack of some abstract property.; "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy" |
| ~ bank failure | the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations. |
| ~ crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus. |
| ~ dead duck | something doomed to failure.; "he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck"; "the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck"; "as theories go, that's a dead duck" |
| n. (person) | 4. failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person | a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently. |
| ~ unfortunate, unfortunate person | a person who suffers misfortune. |
| ~ bankrupt, insolvent | someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts. |
| ~ flash in the pan | someone who enjoys transient success but then fails. |
| ~ dud, flop, washout | someone who is unsuccessful. |
| ~ underdog | one at a disadvantage and expected to lose. |
| n. (act) | 5. failure | an unexpected omission.; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" |
| ~ dashing hopes, disappointment | an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone. |
| ~ breach | a failure to perform some promised act or obligation. |
| ~ copout | a failure to face some difficulty squarely. |
| ~ omission, skip | a mistake resulting from neglect. |
| n. (state) | 6. bankruptcy, failure | 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" |
| ~ insolvency | the lack of financial resources. |
| n. (state) | 7. failure | loss of ability to function normally.; "kidney failure" |
| ~ disorder, upset | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning.; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" |
| ~ coronary failure, heart failure | inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions. |
| ~ kidney failure, renal failure | inability of the kidneys to excrete wastes and to help maintain the electrolyte balance. |
| frustrate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" |
| ~ disappoint, let down | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of.; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" |
| ~ foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid | keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
| ~ dash | destroy or break.; "dashed ambitions and hopes" |
| ~ short-circuit | hamper the progress of; impede.; "short-circuit warm feelings" |
| ~ ruin | destroy or cause to fail.; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment | treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
| ~ madden | drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves. |
| ~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ hamstring | make ineffective or powerless.; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" |
| ~ badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease | annoy persistently.; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" |
| ~ persecute, oppress | cause to suffer.; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" |
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