der Misserfolg
Translation
failure, lack of success, setback
Examples
Er hatte viele Misserfolge im Leben.
He had many failures in life.
Der Plan war ein totaler Misserfolg.
The plan was a total failure.
Lass dich von einem Misserfolg nicht entmutigen.
Don't let one failure discourage you.
Grammar Patterns
to be a failure The project was a big failure.
to suffer a failure The company suffered a major failure.
Similar Words
Synonyms: das Scheitern (failure), der Reinfall (flop); Antonyms: der Erfolg (success), der Sieg (victory)
Etymology
From the prefix 'miss-' (wrong, bad) and 'Erfolg' (success). It literally means 'non-success' or 'bad success'.
Memory Tips
If you know 'Erfolg' means success, the negative prefix 'miss-' makes it easy to remember the opposite meaning.