failure
US /'feɪljər/
・UK /ˈfeɪljə(r)/
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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
- You have to look at your failure.
You have to look at your failure.
- 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.
An 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,
Iran'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,
Prime 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.
Try Not To Laugh Challenge #5
- [More failure]
[More failure]
It 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.
Why 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.
- 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.
Whistleblower claims Boeing Dreamliner could break apart midair
- In a letter to the FAA, his attorney writes it is likely to cause premature fatigue and failure over time in two major airplane joints.
In a letter to the FAA, his attorney writes it is likely to cause premature fatigue and failure over time in two major airplane joints.
- In a letter to the FAA, his attorney writes, "It is likely to cause premature fatigue and failure over time in two major airplane joints."
In a letter to the FAA, his attorney writes, "It is likely to cause premature fatigue and failure over time in two major airplane joints."
How to be a Friend to Yourself
- If a friend is in trouble, our first instinct is rarely to tell them that they are fundamentally a shithead and a failure.
If a friend is in trouble, our first instinct is rarely to tell them that they are fundamentally a shithead and a failure.
- a sh*thead and a failure
a sh*thead and a failure
What If You Stopped Eating?
- Of course, the body experiences severe organ failure all around
Of course, the body experiences severe organ failure all around
- from anorexia. Of course, the body experiences severe organ failure all around.
from anorexia. Of course, the body experiences severe organ failure all around.