English to English
noun
- an act that fails
His failure to pass the test.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
The surprise party was a complete failure.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lack of success
He felt that his entire life had been a failure.
That year there was a crop failure.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
source: WordNet 3.0
- an unexpected omission
He resented my failure to return his call.
The mechanic's failure to check the brakes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- loss of ability to function normally
Kidney failure.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [féliur] Kakulangan; sala; lisyâ; pagkakalingat; pagkabagsak ng pagkabuhay; pagkalugi
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
