Definition of failure

• n. - Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
• n. - Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
• n. - Want of success; the state of having failed.
• n. - Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
• n. - A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
• n. - A failing; a slight fault.