FAILURE Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word failure. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word failure. (close relations)

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	collapse				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value
	debacle				nounn
	noun • a sudden and violent collapse • flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer • a sound defeat
	defeat				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest • the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals verb • win a victory over • thwart the passage of
	disappointment				nounn
	noun • a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized • an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
	disaster				nounn
	noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences
	discomfiture				nounn
	noun • anxious embarrassment
	downfall				nounn
	noun • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) • a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
	fiasco				nounn
	noun • a sudden and violent collapse
	flop				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers • someone who is unsuccessful • a complete failure • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink adverb • with a flopping sound • completely verb • fall loosely • fall suddenly and abruptly • fail utterly; collapse
	letdown				nounn
	noun • a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
	loss				nounn
	noun • something that is lost • gradual decline in amount or activity • the act of losing someone or something • the disadvantage that results from losing something • the experience of losing a loved one • the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue • military personnel lost by death or capture • euphemistic expressions for death
	loser				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a contestant who loses the contest • a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently • a gambler who loses a bet
	bankruptcy				nounn
	noun • a state of complete lack of some abstract property • inability to discharge all your debts as they come due • a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
	nonstarter				nounn
	noun • a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently • a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
	unsuccessful person				nounn
	noun • a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

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