transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfāl-yər ]
noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier failer, from Anglo-French, from Old French faillir to fail
Date: 1643
1.
a. : omission of occurrence or performance ; specifically : a failing to perform a duty or expected action
failure to pay the rent on time
b.
(1) : a state of inability to perform a normal function
kidney failure
— compare heart failure
(2) : an abrupt cessation of normal functioning
a power failure
c. : a fracturing or giving way under stress
structural failure
2.
a. : lack of success
b. : a failing in business : bankruptcy
3.
a. : a falling short : deficiency
a crop failure
b. : deterioration , decay
4. : one that has failed