Meanings
nounheart failure (countable and uncountable, plural heart failures)
plural heart failures · alternative heart-failure
- countableuncountablecardiologyThe chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.
Synonyms: congestive cardiac failure, congestive heart failure
- countableuncountablecardiologyThe cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.
Such is the vocal power of water bailiffs and farmers that their ‘Ois!’ can be projected at small boys from anything up to five miles away and still induce heart-failure.
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 56
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.
More synonyms by meaning
nouninability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions
Similar
coronary failure
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans hartaanval
- hartaanvalchronic inability of the heart
Arabic قُصُور القَلْب, فَشَل القَلْب
- قُصُور القَلْب (quṣūr al-qalb)chronic inability of the heart
- فَشَل القَلْب (fašal al-qalb)chronic inability of the heart
Catalan fallida cardíaca
- fallida cardíacachronic inability of the heart
Chinese Mandarin 心衰竭, 心臟衰竭 /心脏衰竭
- 心衰竭 (xīnshuāijié)chronic inability of the heart
- 心臟衰竭 /心脏衰竭 (xīnzàng shuāijié)chronic inability of the heart
- 心力衰竭 (xīnlì shuāijié)chronic inability of the heart
- 心臟停搏 /心脏停搏 (xīnzàng tíngbó)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- 心臟驟停 /心脏骤停 (xīnzàng zhòutíng)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- 心搏驟停 /心搏骤停 (xīnbó zhòutíng)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- 心搏骤停) (xīnbó zhòutíng)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Czech srdeční selhání
- srdeční selháníchronic inability of the heart
Danish hjerteinsufficiens, hjertesvigt
- hjerteinsufficienschronic inability of the heart
- hjertesvigtchronic inability of the heart
- hjertestopcessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- hjerteslagcessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Dutch hartfalen
- hartfalenchronic inability of the heart
Esperanto kora malsufiĉo
- kora malsufiĉochronic inability of the heart
Estonian südamepuudulikkus
- südamepuudulikkuschronic inability of the heart
Finnish sydämen vajaatoiminta, sydämenpysähdys
- sydämen vajaatoimintachronic inability of the heart
- sydämenpysähdyscessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
French insuffisance cardiaque
- insuffisance cardiaquechronic inability of the heart
German Herzschwäche, Herzinsuffizienz
- Herzschwächechronic inability of the heart
- Herzinsuffizienzchronic inability of the heart
- Herzversagencessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Greek καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια, συγκοπή
- καρδιακή ανεπάρκεια (kardiakí anepárkeia)chronic inability of the heart
- συγκοπή (sygkopí)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Hungarian szívelégtelenség
- szívelégtelenségchronic inability of the heart
Indonesian gagal jantung
- gagal jantungchronic inability of the heart
Italian insufficienza cardiaca, scompenso cardiaco
- insufficienza cardiacachronic inability of the heart
- scompenso cardiacochronic inability of the heart
Japanese 心不全
- 心不全 (shinfuzen)chronic inability of the heart
Malay lemah jantung
- lemah jantungchronic inability of the heart
Norwegian Bokmål hjertesvikt
- hjertesviktchronic inability of the heart
Persian نارسایی قلب
- نارسایی قلب (nâresâyi e qalb)chronic inability of the heart
Polish niewydolność serca, zatrzymanie akcji serca
- niewydolność sercachronic inability of the heart
- zatrzymanie akcji sercacessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- nagłe zatrzymanie krążeniacessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- NZKcessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Portuguese insuficiência cardíaca
- insuficiência cardíacachronic inability of the heart
Romanian insuficiență cardiacă
- insuficiență cardiacăchronic inability of the heart
Russian серде́чная недоста́точность, серде́чная сла́бость
- серде́чная недоста́точность (serdéčnaja nedostátočnostʹ)chronic inability of the heart
- серде́чная сла́бость (serdéčnaja slábostʹ)chronic inability of the heart
- остано́вка се́рдца (ostanóvka sérdca)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- инфа́ркт (infárkt)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- инфа́ркт миока́рда (infárkt miokárda)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Spanish insuficiencia cardiaca, paro cardiaco
- insuficiencia cardiacachronic inability of the heart
- paro cardiacocessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Swedish hjärtsvikt, hjärtinsufficiens
- hjärtsviktchronic inability of the heart
- hjärtinsufficienschronic inability of the heart
Tamil மாரடைப்பு
- மாரடைப்பு (māraṭaippu)cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Turkish kalp yetmezliği
- kalp yetmezliğichronic inability of the heart
Ukrainian серце́ва недоста́тність
- серце́ва недоста́тність (sercéva nedostátnistʹ)chronic inability of the heart
Welsh methiant y galon, pall ar y galon
- methiant y galonchronic inability of the heart
- pall ar y galonchronic inability of the heart
- ataliad y galoncessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest
Cite this entry
APA
heart failure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20failure
MLA
“heart failure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20failure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heart failure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heart%20failure.
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