failure

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Pronunciation[change]

(US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfeɪlˌjɚ/
Audio (CA) (file)
Hyphenation: fail‧ure

Noun[change]

Singular
failure

Plural
failures

Failure is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

(countable) A failure is someone or something that fails, or does not achieve a goal.
I was a failure at my first job.
(countable) A failure is an attempt that does not succeed.
The rocket launch was a failure because of bad weather.

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