failures

fail-ures · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "failure": instances of not achieving success.

  2. 2.

    People or things that do not succeed.

  3. 3.

    Instances of malfunctioning or breaking down.

Related words

Antonyms: achievements, successes, triumphs
See also: defeats, fail, failure, setbacks
Synonyms: breakdowns, defeats, setbacks

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman French failer, from Old French faillir meaning "to fail," from Vulgar Latin fallire, from Latin fallere meaning "to deceive."