failure

Definition

  • noun: the act or result of failing
  • noun: omission of occurrence or performance
  • followed by 'to + verb'
  • synonyms: grand guignol, passion play, sisyphean labor

Examples

  • The storm caused power 'failures' [='outages'] in many parts of the city.

  • He was trying to rescue the business from 'failure'. [='bankruptcy']

  • He felt like a 'failure' when he wasn't accepted into law school.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) capacity for goodness. You always excelled, but not because you crave success, but because of your fear of failure. It's what made me a great Doctor. It's precisely what kept you from greatness. Arrogance and fear still (..)
    2016 Doctor Strange