breach vs failure

failure vs breach

breach and failure both are nouns.

breach is a verb but failure is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breach	Yes	No	Yes	No
failure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, failure is a hypernym of breach; that is, failure is a word with a broader meaning than breach:

breach: a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
failure: an unexpected omission

breach (noun)	failure (noun)
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation	an act that fails
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)	an unexpected omission
an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)	an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
	a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
	lack of success
	loss of ability to function normally
	inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

breach (verb)	failure (verb)
make an opening or gap in
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Difference between breach and failure

Words related to "failure"

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