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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 abject failure to accept that fact only makes the manager's job even harder.
In cases of this type, the customer's failure to object to the respective entry is considered acquiescence in the charge so made.
The electricity failure kept the phones and most of the lighting out of action for more than three hours.
Conservatives' failure to back this project initially jeopardised the commitment of the business community.
Our failure to address this issue equates to abdicating our fundamental responsibility to the next generation of West Indian youth.
They have to ensure contracts for services are completed in time because failure could jeopardise the award.

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