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failure vs out

out vs failure

failure and out both are nouns.

failure is not an adjective while out is an adjective.

failure is not a verb while out is a verb.

failure is not an adverb while out is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
failure Yes No No No
out Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, out is a hyponym of failure; that is, out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than failure:
  • failure: an act that fails
  • out: (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
Other hyponyms of failure include failing, flunk, naught, loss, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting, error, misplay, nonconformance, nonconformity, default, nonpayment, nonremittal.
failure (noun) out (noun)
an act that fails (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
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
failure (adjective) out (adjective)
not allowed to continue to bat or run
being out or having grown cold
outside or external
excluded from use or mention
not worth considering as a possibility
outer or outlying
directed outward or serving to direct something outward
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
no longer fashionable
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
failure (verb) out (verb)
be made known; be disclosed or revealed
reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
failure (adverb) out (adverb)
away from home
from one's possession
moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
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