failure (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 26
def lack of success
examples he felt that his entire life had been a failure
that year there was a crop failure
Outgoing links
Hypernym fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
Derivationally related form failure → fail
Antonym failure → success
Hyponym bankruptcy; bank failure; crop failure; dead duck
Incoming links
Hyponym fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
Antonym success → failure
Hypernym bankruptcy; bank failure; crop failure; dead duck
Derivationally related form fail → failure

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