Fail'ure, n.

(fāil'yur, 53), n. [From fail, q. v.]

1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
2. Omission; non-performance; as, the failure of a promise.
3. Decay, or defect from decay; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
4. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failures in business.
5. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] Johnson.