Term: failure: lack of success
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: orlon: an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns → 0
Candidate hypernym: toxic shock: syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons → 0
Candidate hypernym: makaira: marlins → 0
Candidate hypernym: contamination: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors → 0
Candidate hypernym: fetishism: a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) → 0
Candidate hypernym: curd: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd → 0
Candidate hypernym: conjecture: reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence → 0
Candidate hypernym: honeycreeper: small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar → 0
Candidate hypernym: peeper: an informal term referring to the eye → 0
Candidate hypernym: desmanthus: genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers → 0