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Noun Opposite for the achievement of an aim or goal failure capitulation defeat bungle bust loss misfortune downfall false step faux pas fiasco flop wreck abortion bomb botch checkmate crushing defeat gaff implosion inadequacy mess misadventure miscarriage misstep bad move debacle frustration lemon nonperformance rout fizzle forfeit goof-up hiccup misfire turkey washout brain fart breakdown bummer clinker débâcle embarrassment fall from grace insuccess nonachievement yielding aberration muddle setback shambles clanger dead loss false move flub-up mix-up muff nonstarter stupid mistake dumb move dumb thing to do violation malfunction rupture stalemate inauspiciousness “He considered the training of his pet dog to be a great failure.” Noun (business) Opposite for financial profitability bankruptcy collapse closure crash decline deficiency deterioration insolvency loss ruin liquidation ruination seizure catastrophe Chapter 11 destitution disaster economic failure faux pas impoverishment indebtedness indigence in the red underperformance arrears defeat forfeiture in the hole letdown misstep nonfeasance red ink clunker dead duck failing poverty debit debt deficit devaluation shortfall depletion “We need to calculate our chances of bankruptcy before we invest more money in the business.” Noun Opposite for someone or something that achieves their goals failure flop loser dud basket case deadbeat flunkee also-ran bum disappointment down-and-outer good-for-nothing has-been losel underachiever underdog inferiority no-hoper non-person saddo disapproval “The university graduate was now considered a failure by his family.” Noun Opposite for that which achieves wealth, respect, or fame nobody wannabe insignificancy lightweight newcomer nonentity small potato unimportant person unknown aspirant hopeful nothing tryhard upstart “The singer was now considered a nobody after the failure of his latest album.” Noun Opposite for positive outcome from the achievement of one's goals misfortune sadness sorrow unhappiness bad break unfulfillment discontent nonsuccess adversity affliction bad news blight depression despair despondency distress exigency gloom gloominess grief hard luck heartache ill luck joylessness melancholy mischance misery tragedy woe worry wretchedness bitter pill lead balloon poverty sinking ship agony anguish bemoaning blues body blow dejection grieving hard time headache heartbreak humiliation kick in the teeth knock-back lamentation pain raw deal regret rue bad fortune dolor fruitlessness shock total loss unluckiness bad luck beating bereavement calamity cost demise deprivation destituteness destruction detriment disadvantage disappearance dispossession fall hammering harm impairment injury losing mishap pasting privation trouble trouncing undoing want waste wreckage hard times ill fortune jinx poorness perdition squandering subordination contretemps curse desolation devastation difficulty discomfort grievance hardship havoc infliction peril rotten luck scourge suffering toil torment tough break tough luck upheaval crisis dilemma entanglement predicament quandary trauma “He suffered through his misfortune and was now at risk of severe depression.” Find more words! 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