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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
failure; loser; nonstarter; unsuccessful person
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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