success vs failure
Definitions
noun
- a person with a record of successes
- a state of prosperity or fame
- an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
- an attainment that is successful
Examples
He made a very positive contribution to the overall success of the project.
Back in the mid-1980s, for example, knee replacement surgery was considered a success if the patient wound up with 90 degrees of flexion, which is "nothing near normal," he says.
I admire the inventiveness, and while not everything is a raging success, there's a lot to like.
Definitions
noun
- an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
- an act that fails
- inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
- an unexpected omission
- lack of success
Examples
Recent studies have revealed a correlation between prognosis in heart failure and plasma levels of such neurohormones as endothelin, norepinephrine and renin, among others.
The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.
It is the failure of the diaphragmatic pinchcock to open, as in the normal deglutitory cycle, rather than a spasmodic tightness, that obstructs the food.
