defeated (s)
disappointed (s)
discomfited (s)
foiled (s)
frustrated (s)
thwarted (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def disappointingly unsuccessful
examples disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
their foiled attempt to capture Calais
many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
his best efforts were thwarted
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Similar to unsuccessful
Derivationally related form discomfited → discomfited
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Similar to unsuccessful
Derived from adjective disappointedly → disappointed
Derivationally related form discomfited → discomfited

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