Definitions for Unsuccessful
un·suc·cess·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unsuccessfuladjective

   not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

2. abortive, stillborn, unsuccessfuladjective

   failing to accomplish an intended result

   "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unsuccessfuladjective

   Failed, not successful.

   His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences...and an occasional good-natured ribbing.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unsuccessfuladjective

   Not having the wished event; not fortunate; not well received.

   O the sad fate of unsuccessful sin!
   You see yon heads without, there’s worse within. John Cleveland.

   Ye pow’rs return’d
   From unsuccessful charge! be not dismay’d. John Milton.

   Hence appear the many mistakes, which have made learning generally so unpleasing and so unsuccessful. John Milton.

   My counsels may be unsuccessful, but my prayers
   Shall wait on all your actions. John Denham.

   The corruption, perverseness, and vitiosity of man’s will, he charges as the only cause that rendered all the arguments his doctrine came cloathed with, unsuccessful. South.

   Had Portius been the unsuccessful lover,
   The same compassion would have fall’n on him. Addison.

   Successful authors do what they can to exclude a competitor, while the unsuccessful, with as much eagerness, lay their claim to him as their brother. Addison.

   Those are generally more unsuccessful in their pursuit after fame, who are more desirous of obtaining it. Addison.

   Leave dang’rous truths to unsuccessful satire. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unsuccessful

   Unsuccessful refers to not achieving the desired outcome, result, or goals. It is characterized by the lack of success or failure in something attempted or intended.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unsuccessfuladjective

   not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy

How to pronounce Unsuccessful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Unsuccessful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unsuccessful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unsuccessful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Unsuccessful in a Sentence

1. Parliament Damian Collins:

   In August 2009 Sheikh Salman then Bahrain FA president was accused of using FIFA financed sports development budgets to fund Sheikh Salman unsuccessful campaign for FIFA executive committee election, in a leaked letter received by the Al Bilad newspaper it was claimed that Sheikh Salman had spent upwards of 850,000 dinars( 1.6 million GBP) on Sheikh Salman campaign and that some of Sheikh Salman money had come from FIFA financed football development projects.

2. Jason Roe:

   I do think This November makes This November a lot more difficult to argue that he can win in 2024 if his proxies in these key states are unsuccessful.

3. Wolfgang Merkel:

   I am not a big sympathizer of this government, nevertheless, they were rather successful in containing the crisis... especially if you look at the UK or the US who are seen as the unsuccessful examples.

4. Erich Fromm:

   The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.

5. Brian Tracy:

   Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unsuccessful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unsuccessful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unsuccessful
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Unsuccessful