Failure

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Failure

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

FAYL-yuh  /ˈfeɪljə/

Definition

Lack of success; the omission of expected or required action; a person or thing that does not succeed; the action or state of not functioning.

Plain meaning

Not succeeding — and the state, the event, or the person that didn't succeed.

Register

Neutral. Standard in law, engineering, business, and personal contexts. Heavy when applied to a person.