der Ausfall
Translation
failure, loss, cancellation, outage
Examples
Der Stromausfall dauerte eine Stunde.
The power outage lasted for an hour.
Wir hatten hohe finanzielle Ausfälle.
We had high financial losses.
Der Ausfall des Systems verursachte Probleme.
The system failure caused problems.
Grammar Patterns
the failure/loss ((of sth.)) The failure of the computer was a problem.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Störung, Verlust; Antonyms: Betrieb, Funktion
Etymology
From 'aus' (out) and 'fallen' (to fall). Literally something 'falling out' of service.
Memory Tips
Imagine the power 'falling out' of the lines, causing an outage (Stromausfall).