1.	an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.

2.	nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a failure to do what one has promised; a failure to appear.

3.	a subnormal quantity or quality; an insufficiency: the failure of crops.

4.	deterioration or decay, esp. of vigor, strength, etc.: The failure of her health made retirement necessary.

5.	a condition of being bankrupt by reason of insolvency.

6.	a becoming insolvent or bankrupt: the failure of a bank.

7.	a person or thing that proves unsuccessful: He is a failure in his career. The cake is a failure.

Author: RC Cone
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
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