Failure - English meaning

noun

The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.

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Concerns such as abortion and euthanasia

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The intentional ending of a pregnancy

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Abortion is illegal in some countries., get an abortion she decided to get an abortion., have an ab…

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The early, unintentional ending of a pregnancy when a baby or young animal is born too early and dies before it is fully developed

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The virus can cause abortion in cattle., we expect to see late abortions and birth abnormalities as…

noun

A mechanical failure.

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Breakdowns could totally disrupt production

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A mechanical failure, or a failure in a system or a relationship

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There was evidently a breakdown in communication leading to the false report., their car trip was a…

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A failure to work correctly or to be successful

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The city is losing millions of dollars in lost productivity because of all of the mechanical breakd…

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An event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.

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An environmental catastrophe

noun

A sudden event that causes great suffering or destruction

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Losing his job was a financial catastrophe for his family., a chemical plant leak could cause an en…

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A sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction

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They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

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The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

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The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

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A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

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A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

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A crash course in italian

noun

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

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The only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle

noun

An event or situation that is a complete failure

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The candidate’s behavior during the debate turned what could have been a victory into a political d…

noun

A complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization

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The collapse of the company was described as the greatest financial debacle in us history.

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

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Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated.

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A 1–0 defeat by grimsby

verb

To oppose and cause someone to lose in a competition or war so that you can win

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Bill clinton defeated george bush for the presidency in 1992., [ u ] in the american civil war, the…

noun

The state of having been abandoned and become dilapidated.

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A 15th-century farmhouse has been saved from dereliction

noun

(a) failure to do what you should do

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What you did was a grave dereliction of duty., the old railway station was in a state of dereliction.

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(especially of a building) a state of not being cared for

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The old railway station was in a state of dereliction., for the next 16 years the building and its …

noun

A complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.

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His plans turned into a fiasco

noun

A complete failure

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The entire political campaign was a fiasco, and at the end he drew only 30% of the votes.

noun

Something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way

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The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.

verb

(of a ship) fill with water and sink.

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Six drowned when the yacht foundered off the cornish coast

verb

Make (someone) very cold.

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It would founder you out there

noun

A person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry.

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An iron founder

noun

The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.

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Tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks

noun

Disappointment or discouragement, or a discouraging situation

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[ u ] he finally quit in frustration., [ u ] the teacher confirmed widespread frustration with the …

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The feeling of being annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want, or something that makes you feel like this

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Frustration at i could sense his frustration at not being able to help., this job has more than its…

verb

(of a piece of equipment or machinery) fail to function normally.

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The unit is clearly malfunctioning

noun

A failure to function normally.

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A computer malfunction

verb

(of a machine, piece of equipment, or organ) to fail to work correctly

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The equipment malfunctions at temperatures below freezing., a computer malfunction

noun

The spontaneous or unplanned expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently.

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His wife had a miscarriage

verb

(of a gun or missile) fail to discharge or fire properly.

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As she raised her pistol again, it misfired

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A failure of a gun or missile to fire correctly.

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The weapons are to be replaced because of problems with misfires

verb

Fail to care for properly.

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The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun

The state of being uncared for.

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The place had a hopeless air of neglect

noun

Failure to take proper care over something.

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His injury was due to the negligence of his employers

noun

Failure to give enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for

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Alleged/criminal/professional negligence she is claiming damages for alleged negligence in the hand…

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The fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

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Medical negligence

noun

A lack of pleasure and satisfaction because you are not happy with your life

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After a lifetime of non-fulfilment, it was not surprising that he experienced bouts of rage., the s…

noun

A failure to do a piece of work or an activity

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They were sued for non-performance of services., there is a valid excuse for the nonperformance of …

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Failure to achieve the results wanted or hoped for

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Not recruiting and training younger team members is a recipe for non-success in this market., the s…

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A person or thing that has been left out or excluded.

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There are glaring omissions in the report

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The fact of not including something that should have been included, or the thing that is not included

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We are not responsible for the omission of information from this website., the document contained a…

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An unintentional failure to notice or do something.

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He had simply missed parsons out by an oversight

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A mistake caused by a failure to notice or do something

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Because of a bank oversight, the money had not been credited to my account., the fbi provided techn…

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Systems or actions to control an activity and make sure that it is done correctly and legally

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In commodity trading, key goods such as oil or uranium are traded with almost no oversight., govern…