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UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsuccessful person mean?

• UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON (noun)
The noun UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON has 1 sense:

1. a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

Familiarity information: UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nonstarter; unsuccessful person; loser; failure

Hypernyms ("unsuccessful person" is a kind of...):

unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsuccessful person"):

bankrupt; insolvent (someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts)

flash in the pan (someone who enjoys transient success but then fails)

dud; flop; washout (someone who is unsuccessful)

underdog (one at a disadvantage and expected to lose)

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