noun

• State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• (pathology) A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
• Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
• An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
• Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
• Bankruptcy.