failure
dieNounder Misserfolg (lack of success); der Defekt (mechanical)
Word details
- German meaning
- Die Hämodialyse ist ein Verfahren zur Blutreinigung außerhalb des Körpers, das bei Nierenversagen eingesetzt wird.
- English meaning
- Hemodialysis is a procedure for purifying the blood outside the body, used in cases of kidney failure.
- German example
- Die Hämodialyse rettete dem Patienten das Leben, nachdem seine Nieren versagt hatten.
- English example
- Hemodialysis saved the patient's life after his kidneys failed.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Hämodialyse
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- Versäumnis
failure
- Fehlstelle
failure
- Fehlschuss
failure
- Fehlwurf
failure
- Fehler
failure
- Beugfall
failure
- Reinfall
failure
- Niete
failure
- scheitern
failure
- Versagen
failure
- Marktversagen
market failure
- Kreislaufversagen
circulatory failure
- Herzinsuffizienz
Heart failure
- Kardiomyopathie
Cardiomyopathy
- demotivierend
Demotivating, discouraging
- Opferlamm
A scapegoat is a person or thing that is unfairly blamed for the mistakes or suffering of others.
- Überlastung
Overload
- defätistisch
Defeatist means adopting a pessimistic attitude, often associated with the expectation of failure.
- höhnisch
Derisive means mocking, scornful, or contemptuous.
- Untätigkeit
Inactivity, idleness
- Weichenstörung
Switch failure
- Aggregat
Generator
- megaloman
Megalomanic means having delusions of grandeur, an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or power.
- Fiasko
A fiasco is a complete failure or a disastrous collapse.
- Bruchlandung
crash landing
- Notlandung
Emergency landing
- Fehlschlag
A Fehlschlag is an unsuccessful undertaking or event; a failure.
- Überhitzung
Overheating
- Ausfall
A failure is the non-functioning or breakdown of a thing or person.
- Unterschätzung
Underestimation
- Materialermüdung
Material fatigue describes the gradual weakening of a material due to repeated stress, which can lead to fractures.
- Gratwanderung
A tightrope walk is a situation where one walks on the edge between success and failure, risk and safety.
- Irrsal
Wandering, confusion, failure
- Marktversagen
Market failure
- Missernte
Crop failure, bad harvest
- notlanden
Emergency landing
- interkristallin
intergranular
- Misserfolg
Failure
- Versager
Failure
- Herzversagen
Heart failure describes the condition where the heart is unable to pump enough blood through the body to meet the needs of the organs.
- Dialyse
Dialysis
- Nierenversagen
Kidney failure
- Atriopeptin
Atriopeptin
- Kreislaufversagen
Circulatory failure
- Versprödung
Embrittlement refers to the process by which a material loses its toughness and becomes more susceptible to fracture.
- Fehl
defect
- Unterlassung
Omission
- Eidbruch
Perjury is the violation of an oath, that is, the failure to keep a solemn promise.
- Säumnis
Default, failure
Example sentences with “failure”
Das war ein großer Misserfolg. (That was a big failure.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the German word for failure?
'Der Misserfolg' is for general failure, 'der Defekt' for broken machinery.