failure — lack of success in doing or achieving something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: lack of success in doing or achieving something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfeɪljər/
Korean meaning: 실패, 실수
Korean pronunciation: 페일-여 (강세: 페일)
Example Sentences
- My diet was a total failure when I ate three pizzas last night.
- The failure of the air conditioning made the office feel like a sauna.
- She turned her failure into motivation for future success.
failure
NOUN//ˈfeɪljər//
lack of success in doing or achieving something
Baker faces complete failure as wedding cake collapses into ruins
The sailor's failure sinks beneath the harbor
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
17세기 프랑스어 'faillir'(실패하다)에서 유래된 단어로, 라틴어 'fallere'(속이다, 실망시키다)에서 발전했습니다. 원래는 '기대를 저버리다'라는 의미에서 현재의 '실패'라는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My diet was a total failure when I ate three pizzas last night.”
“The failure of the air conditioning made the office feel like a sauna.”
“She turned her failure into motivation for future success.”
“The cake was such a failure that even the dog refused to eat it.”
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