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State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. / Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.

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failure

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfeɪ.ljə/

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

期待や目的に沿った結果が得られない状態、または成功の反対の状態 / すべきこと、または試みたとしてもすべきであった事柄が実行されなかったこと

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After years of effort, she accepted the possibility of failure and began planning a new path.

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長年の努力の末、彼女は失敗の可能性を受け入れ、新しい道筋を計画し始めた。

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Sense（1）

State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.

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Sense（2）

Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.

Sense（3）

An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.

Sense（4）

Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.

Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.

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Sense（5）

Bankruptcy.

failures

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