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abortive failing to achieve a desired end; unsuccessful; fruitless. [1/3 definitions]
attempt an act of violence, usu. unsuccessful. [1/3 definitions]
bite the dust to be unsuccessful or defeated; fail decisively. [1/2 definitions]
bust2 (informal) a plan that has proved to be unsuccessful; flop. [1/10 definitions]
fail to be or become ineffective or unsuccessful; be lacking in an effort or attempt. [2/10 definitions]
flunk (informal) to be unsuccessful; fail, as a student in an examination or course. [1/3 definitions]
fruitless unsuccessful; unproductive. [1/2 definitions]
lame duck an elected official or group of officials serving in public office during the period between an unsuccessful or unattempted reelection and the inauguration of a successor. [1/2 definitions]
miscarry to be unsuccessful or fail; go wrong. [1/2 definitions]
unavailing without effect; futile or unsuccessful.