defailance

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noun

Failure; miscarriage.

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defailure
OriginFrench défaillance →
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Meanings

noundefailance (countable and uncountable, plural defailances)

plural defailances

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableFailure; miscarriage.

    possibility of defailance in degree or continuance

    1672, Thomas Comber, A Companion to the Temple

    Synonyms: defailure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFailure; miscarriage.

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defailure
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defailure

Origin

  1. Frenchdéfaillance
  2. Englishdefailance

French défaillance.

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APA

defailance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defailance

MLA

“defailance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defailance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defailance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defailance.

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