selhání
Selhání is a Czech noun that denotes failure, breakdown, or malfunction. It is used to describe the breakdown or incapacity of a device, process, organization, or living organism, as well as the failure to achieve a desired outcome in various activities. The term can refer to technical, medical, social, or economic contexts, and it often implies an end state after a decline or loss of function.
Etymology and sense: Selhání is derived from the verb selhat, meaning to fail or fall short. As
- Technical and mechanical: a machine may suffer selhání or total failure, leading to a shutdown or
- Computing and systems: a software or hardware fault may cause system selhání, outages, or service disruption.
- Medical: organ or bodily failure is described as selhání, for example selhání ledvin (kidney failure) or
- Economic and social: selhání trhu (market failure) refers to inefficiencies in resource allocation; institutional or system
Usage notes: Selhání often conveys the notion of a loss of function or the inability to continue