nonsuccess

noun

non·​suc·​cess ˌnän-sək-ˈses 

plural nonsuccesses

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

Synonyms

• collapse
• crash
• cropper
• defeat
• failure
• fizzle
• nonachievement

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1