Failure vs. Collapse
Failure and Collapse Definitions
Failure
The condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends
The failure of an experiment.
Collapse
To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in.
Failure
One that fails
A failure at one's career.
Collapse
To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function
A monarchy that collapsed.
Failure
The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short
A crop failure.
Collapse
To fold compactly
Chairs that collapse for storage.
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Failure
A cessation of proper functioning or performance
A power failure.
Collapse
To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.
Failure
Nonperformance of what is requested or expected; omission
Failure to report a change of address.
Collapse
The act of falling down or inward, as from loss of supports.
Failure
The act or fact of failing to pass a course, test, or assignment.
Collapse
An abrupt failure of function, strength, or health; a breakdown.
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Failure
A decline in strength or effectiveness.
Collapse
An abrupt loss of perceived value or of effect
The collapse of popular respect for the integrity of world leaders.
Failure
The act or fact of becoming bankrupt or insolvent.
Collapse
(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
Failure
State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
Collapse
(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
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Failure
Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done.
Collapse
(intransitive) To fold compactly.
Failure
An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success.
Collapse
To hide additional directory (folder) levels below the selected directory (folder) levels. When a folder contains no additional folders, a minus sign (-) appears next to the folder.
Failure
Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown.
Collapse
(cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
Failure
Bankruptcy.
Collapse
(transitive) To cause something to collapse.
Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
Failure
Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
Collapse
(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.
Failure
Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise.
Collapse
The act of collapsing.
Failure
Want of success; the state of having failed.
Collapse
Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset). en
Failure
Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.
Collapse
To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses.
A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
Failure
A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business.
Collapse
To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.
Failure
A failing; a slight fault.
Collapse
A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.
Failure
An act that fails;
His failure to pass the test
Collapse
A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
Failure
An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose;
The surprise party was a complete failure
Collapse
Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.
Failure
Lack of success;
He felt that his entire life had been a failure
That year there was a crop failure
Collapse
An abrupt failure of function or health
Failure
A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
Collapse
A mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Failure
An unexpected omission;
He resented my failure to return his call
The mechanic's failure to check the brakes
Collapse
The act of throwing yourself down;
He landed on the bed with a great flop
Failure
Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due;
The company had to declare bankruptcy
Fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
Collapse
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Failure
Loss of ability to function normally;
Kidney failure
Collapse
Break down, literally or metaphorically;
The wall collapsed
The business collapsed
The dam broke
The roof collapsed
The wall gave in
The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Collapse
Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Collapse
Fold or close up;
Fold up your umbrella
Collapse the music stand
Collapse
Fall apart;
The building crimbled after the explosion
Negociations broke down
Collapse
Cause to burst;
The ice broke the pipe
Collapse
Suffer a nervous breakdown
Collapse
Lose significance, effectiveness, or value;
The school system is collapsing
The stock market collapsed
