nonsuccess
- noun
- /nɑnˈsəkˌsɛs/
- Despite her best efforts, the presentation was deemed a nonsuccess by the panel of judges.
Examples
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We have the emerging ITs on which we can build a new K-12 strategy, one that has the potential to eliminate young people's academic nonsuccess and sense of failure and replace it with academic success and self-confidence.
Academic text (2012) -
I need to report two pedagogical nonsuccesses.
Academic text (2003) -
For example, a physical educator's technology implementation would be influenced by the availability of the technology and training received, and the success or nonsuccess of the implementation would mediate the educator's beliefs in his or her technology competency.
Academic text (2008) -
The team's financial report highlighted their latest project as a significant nonsuccess.
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After several attempts to fix the device, it became clear that his efforts resulted in a total nonsuccess.
Synonyms
Not reaching what was planned or expected
Something that fails to work or please people
An attempt that does not get what you want
A case of not reaching the required standard in a test
Failure to do something you must do, for example an agreed duty
To fail to reach a goal someone wants
Failure to reach a planned goal
The failure to reach something expected, like a goal or profit
Antonyms
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonsuccess for an event or thing comes from non- 'not' plus success 'a good result', so it means an action or event that did not reach its goal, in other words a failure.