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non·suc·cess | \ ˌnän-sək-ˈses 
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\ plural nonsuccesses
Definition of nonsuccess
1 : a lack or absence of success … an idea that has had varying degrees of nonsuccess since the 1980s.— Molly Wood
2 : something that is not a success
"Those with a deep spiritual grounding have a sense of security and self-esteem that allows them to risk, and perhaps gives them the ability to accept and move on from nonsuccesses," …— David Roozen
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The first known use of nonsuccess was in 1665
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