Word of the Day - Failure
fail·ure
[feyl-yer]
noun
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, especially of vigor, strength, etc.:
The failure of her health made retirement necessary.
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.