Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Usage example: your failure to check the batteries in the smoke detector could have tragic results
Misprision and failure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misprision" instead a noun "Failure".
Misprision
Misprision noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Usage example: an elected official charged with misprision and bribery
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- oversight and failure
- oversight and misprision
- slip and failure
- slip and misprision
- negligence and failure
- negligence and misprision
- neglect and failure
- neglect and misprision
- default and failure
- default and misprision
- misstep and failure
- misstep and misprision
- laxity and failure
- laxity and misprision
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Misprision and Failure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/misprision
Failure & Misprision. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/misprision>.
Misprision or Failure. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/misprision.
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