failure vs skip

skip vs failure

failure and skip both are nouns.

failure is not a verb while skip is a verb.

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

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

failure: an unexpected omission
skip: a mistake resulting from neglect

Other hypernyms of failure include omission.

failure (noun)	skip (noun)
an act that fails	a mistake resulting from neglect
an unexpected omission	a gait in which steps and hops alternate
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 (verb)	skip (verb)
	bypass
	cause to skip over a surface
	jump lightly
	leave suddenly
	bound off one point after another
	intentionally fail to attend

Difference between failure and skip

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