failure
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈfeɪljər/
:
fracaso
- So, the first question is: What is the failure of our education today?
- success or failure
- fear of failure
- risk of failure
What might stop you is fear of failure and fear of success.
- What might stop you is fear of failure and fear of success.
- It all goes to the the failure rate of films.
- Still, we don't bow down to failure, worry, moments of doubt.
- What would you do if if, if failure was not on the table?
- Edison seemed to wear failure as a badge of courage.
- The bottom line was this had failure written all over it.
- And I think that that failure is so profound.
- Actually, we don't use the term failure very much inside of Pixar.
Examples
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What might stop you is fear of failure and fear of success.
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But mistakes are often viewed as failure and can inhibit efforts to achieve success.
Academic text (2008) -
How are you going to make a failure become a success?
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But I would be saying, accept failure quickly and move on.
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And here is me speaking my fear of failure out into the world.
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However, the mission was a failure at best.
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Failure is the best teacher, No Name.
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What people are afraid of isn't failure, it's blame criticism.
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They were recalled to Earth 20 years ago... their mission considered a failure.
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His latest project was a failure after months of hard work.
Synonyms
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4.3
A project or event that does not succeed
14
4.7
Something that fails to work or please people
14
7.4
Failure of a plan or action to get the result people wanted
12
8.6
An event like a movie or play that fails completely
12
5.1
An effort that is not likely to succeed
6
5.4
Not able to produce the result you want
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7.0
An attempt that fails to get the result you wanted
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4.4
An attempt that does not get what you want
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6.9
Failure to do something you must do, for example an agreed duty
1
5.5
A failed attempt to beat an illness or other serious problem
An event or action that does not reach its aim
To fail to reach a goal someone wants
Failure to reach a planned goal
The failure to reach something expected, like a goal or profit
A difference between what you expected and what actually happened
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.0
A condition when the heart cannot pump enough blood around the body
18
3.0
A condition when the kidneys stop working and cannot remove waste or keep water and salts in balance
- Specialized
10
3.5
A condition in which the heart cannot pump blood well, causing fluid to build up in the body
- Specialized
9
3.9
A serious condition where the kidneys stop removing waste and balancing body fluids
- Specialized
1
4.1
A long-term condition in which the kidneys slowly stop working well
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1
4.2
A sudden loss of the kidneys' ability to remove waste from the blood
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1
5.1
A sudden severe loss of kidney function caused by injury or infection
- Specialized
The heart and blood vessels cannot send enough blood to the parts of the body
- Specialized
Long-term loss of kidney function that makes waste build up in the body
- Specialized
A condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood for the body
- Specialized
Money a company loses when faulty products reach customers, for example from returns or repairs
- Specialized
Money a company loses when faulty products or services cause problems for customers and the company
- Specialized
Costs a company pays when it finds and fixes or throws away defective products before they reach customers
How Successful
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1.0
557
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Failure comes from the old verb fail, which meant 'to be lacking' or 'to fall short'. So a failure is something that does not reach its goal.