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[ uhn-suhk-ses ] / ˌʌn səkˈsɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unsuccess ON THESAURUS.COM
nounlack of success; failure. Origin of unsuccessFirst recorded in 1580–90; un-1 + success Words nearby unsuccessunsub, unsubscribe, unsubstantial, unsubstantiated, unsubtle, unsuccess, unsuccessful, unsuitable, unsuited, unsullied, unsung Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unsuccessHe was one of the men who dropped an unsuccess very soon, and did not spend his energies fighting his way through. A Little Girl in Old San Francisco|Amanda Minnie Douglas Lack of confidence in one's own powers is the source of every kind of feebleness and of all unsuccess. Poise: How to Attain It|D. Starke The rejected postulant, chopfallen and sullen, repaired to his mother and related his unsuccess. Mark Gildersleeve|John S. Sauzade Perhaps he had, half consciously, a sense of subtle kinship to the unsuccess and cheerful resignation of it all. Ponkapog Papers|Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Words related to unsuccessabortion, bankruptcy, bomb, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco |