unsuccessful
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsuccessful in British English:
UK [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfl]
How to pronounce unsuccessful in American English:
US [ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfəl]
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- Adjective:
- not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
- failing to accomplish an intended result
Word Origin
- unsuccessful (adj.)
- 1610s, from un- (1) "not" + successful (adj.). Related: Unsuccessfully. A noun unsuccess "lack of success" is recorded from 1580s.
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Example
- 1. Unsuccessful campaigns rarely pass 20 % of the goal .
- 2. After so many unsuccessful love experiences , jiang still believes in true love .
- 3. But one of the unsuccessful bidders was richard dawkins , the biologist and outspoken opponent of religion .
- 4. The bloomberg administration had made previous , unsuccessful efforts to make soda consumption less appealing .
- 5. The launch appeared to be north korea 's first breakthrough following four largely unsuccessful tries since 1998 .