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Showing words for FAILURE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Failure

failure

6 Letter Words for Failure

earful, farleu, ferial, ferula, fluier, fraile, furial, furile, ifreal, ireful

5 Letter Words for Failure

afire, alife, alure, ariel, aurei, faire, farle, feral, feria, feuar, filar, filea, filer, flair, flare, flear, fleur, flier, flrie, fluer, frail, fural, furil, irula, laure, lifer, raile, rauli, rifle, uraei, urali, ureal, urial, uriel

4 Letter Words for Failure

afer, aiel, aile, aire, alef, alif, aril, arle, arui, earl, eila, eira, eral, eria, fail, fair, fare, farl, feal, fear, feil, feru, fiar, fiel, fier, fila, file, fire, flea, flir, flue, frae, frau, fuel, fula, furl, iare, ilea, iure, laer, lair, lare, lari, lauf, laur, leaf, lear, leir, liar, lief, lier, lieu, life, lira, lire, lura, lure, rail, rale, real, refl, reif, rial, riel, rife, rile, rule, ufer, ural, urea, uria

3 Letter Words for Failure

aer, ail, air, ale, alf, are, arf, aru, auf, aul, ear, eau, efl, eir, ela, elf, eli, era, erf, far, fei, fer, feu, fie, fil, fir, flu, fra, fri, fur, ife, ile, ira, ire, lai, lar, lea, lei, ler, leu, lie, lif, lir, lue, lur, raf, rai, rea, ref, rei, rel, ria, rie, rif, rle, rue, ufa, ula, ule, ura, ure, urf

Definitions for Failure

[1] an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
[2] nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a failure to do what one has promised; a failure to appear.
[3] a subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency: the failure of crops.
[4] deterioration or decay, especially of vigor, strength, etc.: The failure of her health made retirement necessary.
[5] a condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency.
[6] a becoming insolvent or bankrupt: the failure of a bank.
[7] a person or thing that proves unsuccessful: He is a failure in his career. The cake is a failure.
[8] the act or an instance of failing
[9] a person or thing that is unsuccessful or disappointing the evening was a failure
[10] nonperformance of something required or expected failure to attend will be punished
[11] cessation of normal operation; breakdown a power failure
[12] an insufficiency or shortage a crop failure
[13] a decline or loss, as in health or strength
[14] the fact of not reaching the required standard in an examination, test, course, etc
[15] the act or process of becoming bankrupt or the state of being bankrupt

Words related to Failure

breakdown, loss, misstep, collapse, decline, failing, deficiency, deterioration, defeat, bankruptcy, disappointment, flop, bomb, downfall, turkey, lemon, wreck, stoppage, rout, misadventure

Words nearby Failure

fail-soft, failed, failed state, failing, faille, failure, fain, fainaigue, fainites, faint, faintheart

Origin of Failure

1635–45; fail + -ure; replacing failer a (de)fault < Anglo-French (noun use of infinitive), for Old French faillir

Other words from Failure

non·fail·ure , noun

Synonyms for Failure

bankruptcy, breakdown, collapse, decline, defeat, deficiency, deterioration, failing, loss, misstep, abortion, bomb, botch, bungle, bust, checkmate, decay, deficit, downfall, fiasco, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lemon, loser, mess, misadventure, miscarriage, nonperformance, overthrow, rout, rupture, stalemate, stoppage, turkey, washout, wreck, false step, faux pas, flash in the pan, lead balloon, nonsuccess, sinking ship, total loss