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| {{wiktionarypar|failure}} | |||
| {{dablink|For other senses of this word, see ].}} | |||
| In general '''Failure''' refers to the state or ] of not meeting a desirable or intended objective. It may be viewed as the opposite of ]. | |||
| ==Criteria for failure== | |||
| ''''' | |||
| == The criteria for failure is being able to accomplish something. == | |||
| '''''Italic text'''' | |||
| It may also be difficult or impossible to ascertain whether a situation meets criteria for failure or success due to ambiguous or ill-defined definition of those criteria. Finding useful and effective criteria, or ], to judge the success or failure of a situation may itself be a significant task. | |||
| ==Commercial failures== | |||
| A '''commercial failure''' is a ] that does not reach expectations of success, failing to come even close. A major flop goes one step further and is recognized for its complete lack of success. | |||
| Most of the items listed below had high expectations, significant financial investments, and/or widespread publicity, but fell far short of success. Obviously, due to the subjective nature of "success" and "meeting expectations", there can be disagreement about what constitutes a "major flop." | |||
| <!--*For a list of miscellaneous commercial product and service failures, see ].--> | |||
| *For flops in computer and video gaming, see ]. | |||
| <!-- *For flops within the automotive industry, see ]. --> | |||
| *For flops concerning ], see ]. | |||
| *For ]al commercial failures, see ]. | |||
| *For company failures related to the 1997–2001 ], see ]. | |||
| *See also ]. | |||
| ==Other failures== | |||
| *For military disasters, see ] | |||
| *For events that were highly anticipated but either did not happen or turned out to be disappointing, see ]. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| * Lansdowne, Bridget L.M. ''BOOM, BUST, BANG!: A History of American Failures''. Staskin Mellville-Organization Press, 2004. ISBN ?. | |||
| * Charles Perrow, ''Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies'', New Tork: Basic Books, 1984. Paperback reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-691-00412-9 | |||
| * Sandage, Scott A. ''Born Losers: A History of Failure in America''. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-674-01510-X, ISBN 0-674-02107-X. | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
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