failurenounmasculineinformal/fɐˈʎɐ̃ku/lowfa·lhan·coPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionLack of success; an unsuccessful attempt or result.The venture was a complete failure.He saw his first attempt as a failure.synflopfiascodefeatantsuccesstriumphvictoryCommon collocationscomplete failurecommercial failureEtymologyDe 'falhar' + sufixo '-anço'.Related wordsfalharfalha