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What does failure mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word failure? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
  2. An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
  3. Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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The thrust of both books is his failure to protect the national interests of Britain and his abject subservience to the United States.
A sense of failure is a horrible feeling, especially to someone like me who's always had it easy, and never really failed a subject at school.
Conservatives' failure to back this project initially jeopardised the commitment of the business community.
The abject failure to accept that fact only makes the manager's job even harder.
As Sheehan notes, there's a reason why Eisenhower was so intolerant of failure and so ruthless about weeding it out.
They have to ensure contracts for services are completed in time because failure could jeopardise the award.

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