unsuccess
Definition
Unsuccess (noun)
- Lack of success; failure: "unsuccess" refers to the state or condition of not achieving a desired outcome, goal, or result. It is the opposite of success.
Usage Examples
- (His repeated failure caused discouragement.)
- (The project failed completely.)
- (She acknowledged her failure calmly.)
Advanced Usage
"to meet with unsucces": to experience failure in an endeavour.
- The expedition met with unsucces due to harsh weather conditions. (The expedition failed because of the weather.)
"a string of unsucces": a series of consecutive failures.
- The company suffered a string of unsucces in its marketing campaigns. (Several campaigns failed in a row.)
Variants and Related Words
Unsuccessful (adj): not achieving success; failing.
- Her unsuccesful attempt to climb the mountain was disappointing. (Her attempt failed.)
Unsuccessfully (adv): in a manner that does not succeed.
- He tried unsuccesfully to fix the old radio. (He tried but did not succeed.)
Synonyms
- Failure: the fact of not achieving the intended result.
- Defeat: the state of being overcome or beaten.
- Frustration: the feeling of being prevented from achieving a goal.
Antonyms
- Success: the achievement of a desired outcome.
- Triumph: a great victory or achievement.
- Victory: success in a contest or struggle.
Related Idioms
Come to nothing: to result in failure or no useful outcome.
- All his plans came to nothing after the funding was cut. (His plans failed entirely.)
Fall flat: to fail to have the intended effect or to be unsuccessful.
- The joke fell flat, and no one laughed. (The joke was unsuccessful in amusing people.)
Phrasal Verbs
Fall through: to fail to happen or be completed as planned.
- The deal fell through at the last minute. (The agreement was unsuccessful.)
Go wrong: to fail or develop problems.
- Everything went wrong with the project from the start. (The project was unsuccessful from the beginning.)