Possible Definitions:
1. Failure (n.) Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
2. Failure (n.) Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
3. Failure (n.) Want of success; the state of having failed.
4. Failure (n.) Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
5. Failure (n.) A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
6. Failure (n.) A failing; a slight fault.
