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failure

n. an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

failure

n. lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

defect

n. the impossibility of a functional unit to accomplish a due function

nonstarter, loser, unsuccessful person

n. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

mess, messiness, muss, mussiness

n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

clutter, jumble, smother, muddle, welter, mare's nest

n. a confused multitude of things

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

breakdown, crack-up

n. a mental or physical breakdown

dereliction, delinquency

n. willful negligence

decline

n. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

deficiency, want, lack

n. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

impairment, deterioration

n. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

success

n. a state of prosperity or fame; "he is enjoying great success"; "he does not consider wealth synonymous with success"

prosperity

n. the condition of prospering; having good fortune

improvement

n. a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

success, achiever, winner

n. a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success"

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