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unsuccess

American  
[uhn-suhk-ses] / ˌʌn səkˈsɛs /

noun

  1. lack of success; failure.


Etymology

Origin of unsuccess

First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + success

Example Sentences

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Not only are you a panda, with all the reproductive unsuccess that generally entails — you’re YOU.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2015

But “Ishtar” has entered the lexicon — along with “Heaven’s Gate,” “Waterworld” and “Howard the Duck” — as shorthand for large-scale cinematic unsuccess.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2013

In Auden's phrase, he sings of human unsuccess, and in the song turns case his tories on the defeated into a kind of triumph.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Margery Lee, the local schoolmistress, came to board and his brother Jeff courted her with signal unsuccess, Luke understood Jeff's sudden departure.

From Time Magazine Archive

And I would accuse myself of ingratitude for complaining of my unsuccess.

From Grey Roses by Harland, Henry