#failure.happening an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose exclusion: #success.happening supertype: #happening__occurrence__natural_event__naturalevent an event that happens subtype: #ruination__downfall__ruin failure that results in a loss of position or reputation subtype: #finish.ruination the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" subtype: #malfunction a failure to function normally subtype: #stall.malfunction a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it" subtype: #miscarriage__abortion failure of a plan subtype: #miss__misfire a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) subtype: #flop.failure__bust a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" subtype: #dud__bomb an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" subtype: #malformation__miscreation something abnormal or anomalous subtype: #monstrosity something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity" subtype: #equipment_failure__breakdown a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power failure" subtype: #brake_failure brakes fail to stop a vehicle subtype: #engine_failure engine does not run subtype: #misfire an explosion that fails to occur subtype: #outage a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m." subtype: #power_outage__poweroutage__power_failure__powerfailure equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" subtype: #blackout.power_outage the failure of electric power for a general region subtype: #fault.equipment_failure (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
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