Unsuccessful - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnsəkˈsesfl|  American pronunciation of the word unsuccessful
Brit.  |ʌnsəkˈsesfʊl|  British pronunciation of the word unsuccessful

adjective

- failing to accomplish an intended result (syn: abortive, stillborn)

Extra examples

His last novel was unsuccessful.

...an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves...

We have been unsuccessful in finding a new manager.

He tried unsuccessfully to make them change their decision.

Efforts toward peace have been largely unsuccessful.

The government has been unsuccessful at disarming the rebels.

...a political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the government...

Her efforts to rejuvenate her career have so far been unsuccessful.

His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful people.

Police attempts to infiltrate neo-Nazi groups were largely unsuccessful.

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