failure

[1]	failing , default , non-performance , remissness , neglect , omission , dereliction , deficiency
[2]	breakdown , collapse , discontinuance , miscarriage , loss , decline , decay , deterioration
[3]	loser , non-starter , incompetent , also-ran , nonentity , (Colloq) flop , fizzle , damp squib , dud , lemon , washout , dead duck , (US) lead balloon
[4]	bankruptcy , loser , nonstarter , ruin , insolvency , unsuccessful person , downfall , crash , (Colloq) folding
[5]	bankruptcy