Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

power failure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
pow-er -fail-ure
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricity.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

power failures (plural)

Synonyms

blackout outage power cut power outage

Questions

What does power failure mean?
An unscheduled or accidental break in the supply of electricity.

How to pronounce power failure

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