circumstances vs failure

circumstances and failure both are nouns.

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

As nouns, failure is a hyponym of circumstances; that is, failure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than circumstances:

circumstances: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
failure: lack of success

Other hyponyms of circumstances include good fortune, good luck, luckiness, providence, bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck.

circumstances (noun)	failure (noun)
a person's financial situation (good or bad)	an act that fails
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	an unexpected omission
	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

circumstances vs failure

circumstances and failure both are nouns.

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