(n): an act that does not achieve its intended goal
(n): an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
(n): an event that happens
(n): lack of success
(n): your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
(n): a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
(n): a person who suffers misfortune
(n): an unexpected omission
(n): a mistake resulting from neglect
(n): inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
(n): the lack of financial resources
(n): loss of ability to function normally
(n): a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
"Failure is just success rounded down."
-T-Rex
See also: made of fail.