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    failure

    US /'feɪljər/

    ・

    UK /ˈfeɪljə(r)/

    A1TOEIC
    n.NounWhen things go wrong; lack of function
    This failure is all your fault
    n.NounAct or result of not achieving your goals
    It is difficult to deal with failure when you are used to winning
    n.NounA person who has not succeeded; someone who has failed.
    He felt like a failure after losing his job.
    n.NounAn omission or neglect of an expected or required action.
    The failure to report the incident led to further problems.
    n.NounA breakdown or collapse, especially of a structure or mechanism.
    The bridge collapse was due to structural failure.
    n.NounThe inability of an organ to function properly.
    Kidney failure can be fatal if left untreated.
    n.NounThe act of failing to reach the required standard in an exam or test.
    Failure in the exam meant he had to repeat the year.

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    Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing

    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • You have to look at your failure, you have to look at your part in your own disasters.

      You have to look at your failure, you have to look at your part in your own disasters.

    • I put on the altar my sense of failure.

      I put on the altar my sense of failure.

    B1

    An Antidote to Dissatisfaction

    10:01An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
    • social media make this worse by reminding you that aiming for anything less than your dream job is failure, you need to have great experiences constantly, be conventionally attractive, have a lot of friends,

      social media make this worse by reminding you that aiming for anything less than your dream job is failure, you need to have great experiences constantly, be conventionally attractive, have a lot of friends,

    • by reminding you that aiming for anything less than your dream job is failure,

      by reminding you that aiming for anything less than your dream job is failure,

    B1

    John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023 Movie) Official Trailer – Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård

    02:30John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023 Movie) Official Trailer – Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård
    • Failure to meet at sunrise...

      Failure to meet at sunrise...

    A2

    How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found

    06:55How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found
    • “You need have no fear of any failure."

      “You need have no fear of any failure."

    B1

    An Early Morning English Lesson! Topic: How to Talk about the Morning!

    05:42An Early Morning English Lesson! Topic: How to Talk about the Morning!
    • Oh, well, a little bit of a failure on that front, but at least I got this lesson done for you.

      Oh, well, a little bit of a failure on that front, but at least I got this lesson done for you.

    A2

    Iran's president, several officials die in helicopter crash

    02:23Iran's president, several officials die in helicopter crash
    • Iranian state media reporting today that a technical failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain, killing the two leaders and seven others on board as they returned from inaugurating a dam in Azerbaijan.

      Iranian state media reporting today that a technical failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain, killing the two leaders and seven others on board as they returned from inaugurating a dam in Azerbaijan.

    • failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain,

      failure downed the helicopter in mountainous terrain,

    B1

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • This is not one isolated case of Government negligence and corporate failure; it is a

      This is not one isolated case of Government negligence and corporate failure; it is a

    • Speaker, this isn't one isolated case of government negligence and corporate failure.

      Speaker, this isn't one isolated case of government negligence and corporate failure.

    B1

    Try Not To Laugh Challenge #5

    10:07Try Not To Laugh Challenge #5
    • [More failure]

      [More failure]

    A2

    It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    07:10It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
    • I came to study failure to try to figure out what determines success.

      I came to study failure to try to figure out what determines success.

    • We all make mistakes, and failure is part of the journey towards success.

      We all make mistakes, and failure is part of the journey towards success.

    B1

    Why is Switzerland home to so many billionaires?

    07:24Why is Switzerland home to so many billionaires?
    • That system came under scrutiny following the Global Financial Crisis and the failure of several major Swiss banks, forcing the industry to clean up its act and require greater transparency from clients.

      That system came under scrutiny following the Global Financial Crisis and the failure of several major Swiss banks, forcing the industry to clean up its act and require greater transparency from clients.

    • and the failure of several major Swiss banks,

      and the failure of several major Swiss banks,

    B1