failures
/feɪˈlʊərz/ · fail·u·res
noun
- State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. The company's failures in the past year led to a significant decline in profits.
- An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success. The failed experiment was a notable failure in the history of science.
- Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown. The car's engine failure forced us to pull over and call for assistance.
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Did you know? The concept of failure has been a driving force in human innovation, with many famous scientists and inventors experiencing numerous failures before achieving success. Thomas Edison, for example, is famously quoted as saying, 'I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.'