non-success
noun
(alsononsuccess)uk/ˌnɒn.səkˈses/us/ˌnɑːn.səkˈses/[U]
failuretoachievetheresultswantedorhopedfor:
Notrecruitingandtrainingyoungerteammembersis arecipefor non-success in thismarket.
Thesuccessor non-success ofourworkdependson thepatients’willingnesstocooperate.
the fact of not being successful
- failureFailure is not an option.
- breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity.
- meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale.
- collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters.
- failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail.
[C]
something that does notachievepositiveresults:
Eachtrialwascategorizedas either a "success" or a "non-success".
Wecelebrateoursuccesses andmournournon-successes.
someone or something that is not successful
- failureThe shuttle launch was a complete failure.
- successThe operation was a success.
- turkeyI really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey.
- clunkerUSThat pitch was a real clunker.
- bombUSHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet.
- dudMy charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud.
- Not everyone isabletodealgracefullywith non-success.
- There is atendencyonly tonotesuccessfulresultsandignorecasesof nonsuccess.
- The nonsuccessratefor theoperationwas 5.6%.
- She attributed the non-success of theinitiativetopoordecisionsat theplanningstage.
- Hisattemptstorecreatetherecipesin thebookresultedin a highnumberof non-successes.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- screw
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom