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nonsuccess

  • a word derived from success.
    success
    noun
    the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.

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The author worries that Ghana is repeating this automobile nonsuccess today.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

Missing are any nonsuccess stories, as well as details of procedures, costs and research methods.

From New York Times Jun. 2, 2016

Despite nonsuccess with Chiang Wei-kuo, the New Life Movement otherwise was successfully enforced.

From Time Magazine Archive

During the eighteen months Mr. Hoover was connected with the company, first as engineer and later as manager, it changed from a nonsuccess to a success, and continued as a success.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Inglethorp is out, and he sits down to write to his accomplice, who, he fears, may be in a panic at the nonsuccess of their plan.

From The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie