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    UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    failure; loser; nonstarter; unsuccessful person

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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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