nonsuccess

a falling short of one's goals refused to let the nonsuccess of her bid for a seat in the state senate discourage her from a career in poltics Synonyms collapse, crash, cropper, defeat, fizzle, nonachievement, failureRelated Words futility, uselessness; ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness, inefficacy; deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency; disappointment, letdown, setbackNear Antonyms victory, winAntonyms accomplishment, achievement, success