#failure  an act that fails
  supertype:  nonaccomplishment__nonachievement  an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  subtype:  failing  failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"
  subtype:  naught  complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught"
  subtype:  loss  the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
     subtype:  capitulation__fall__surrender  the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
  subtype:  backsliding__lapse__lapsing__recidivism__relapse__relapsing__reversion__reverting  a failure to maintain a higher state
  subtype:  misplay__error  (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
  subtype:  out  a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
     subtype:  putout  an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)
        subtype:  sacrifice  (in baseball) an out that advances the base runners
           subtype:  sacrifice_fly__sacrificefly  a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball
     subtype:  strikeout  an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
        subtype:  whiff  a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
  subtype:  nonconformity  failure to conform
     subtype:  nonobservance  a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
  subtype:  nonremittal__default__nonpayment  act of failing to meet a financial obligation

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