unsuccess

So in his ignorance of the real difficulty, he had thought to conquer his unsuccess by putting forth a greater effort.

Another reason of your unsuccess is that Lager is a hard chap to fite agin.

His young features were stamped with a melancholy grace, his looks told of unsuccess and many blighted hopes.

Lack of confidence in one's own powers is the source of every kind of feebleness and of all unsuccess.