[ˈfeɪljə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- lack of success
(e.g: an economic policy that is doomed to failure)

- the neglect or omission of expected or required action
(e.g: their failure to comply with the basic rules)

- the action or state of not functioning
(e.g: symptoms of heart failure)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (originally as failer, in the senses ‘non-occurrence’ and ‘cessation of supply’): from Anglo-Norman French failer for Old French faillir (see fail)