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miss vs failure

failure vs miss

miss and failure both are nouns.

miss is a verb but failure is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miss Yes No Yes No
failure Yes No No No
As nouns, failure is a hypernym of miss; that is, failure is a word with a broader meaning than miss:
  • miss: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
  • failure: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
miss (noun) failure (noun)
a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) an act that fails
a young female 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
miss (verb) failure (verb)
leave undone or leave out
fail to experience
fail to reach
feel or suffer from the lack of
fail to reach or get to
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
be without
fail to attend an event or activity
be absent
Difference between miss and failure

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