Plural of failure

Forms of failure

Failures in a sentence

• When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21
• But as with individual train failures you have to tackle every one as it arises and assume it will happen again, which it will, if you don't do something about it.2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 42
• If you want to jack your stats you just write off failures as invalid results.From the entry jack
• In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.From the entry reference
• The band lost their way after their second album, and split up after a string of failures.From the entry lose one's way

Meaning of failure

1. noun State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
2. noun A condition in which a specified organ does not function well enough to support life.
3. noun Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.

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Questions about the plural of failure

What is the plural of failure?

The plural of failure is failures.

Is failure countable?

Failure is a countable and uncountable noun.