failure vs unfortunate person

failure and unfortunate person both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
failure	Yes	No	No	No
unfortunate person	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of failure include unfortunate.

failure (noun)	unfortunate person (noun)
an act that fails	a person who suffers misfortune
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