unprosperousnessn.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈprɒsp(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈprɑsp(ə)rəsnəs/ The quality or condition of being unprosperous; lack of prosperity or success.
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the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun]
wanspeedc893
defaulta1387
unspeeda1400
faultingc1450
fail1477
defallation1490
ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518
misproving1542
defection1576
unsuccessa1586
defailance1603
abortiveness1611
defailment1612
ill success1615
failancea1627
unprosperitya1628
mis-success1641
successlessness1642
insuccess1646
intercision1647
failure1648
insuccessfulness1648
unprosperousness1648
defaillancy1649
unsuccessfulness1656
missucceedinga1661
non-success1665
defailurea1677
miscarrying1736
throwdown1887
short circuit1937
Palookaville?1954
1648 J. Bond Eschol 29 Observe we, the evident unprosperousnes and visible disappointments of the Enemy.
1649 H. Hammond Christians Obligations iv. 91 The unprosperousnes of the arme of flesh.
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 88 The True Cause of the Unprosperousness of the Ancient Undertakers.
1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xx. 117 After a Series of Unprosperousness in all they undertook.
1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I Anllwyziant,..unprosperousness; misfortune.
1833 North Amer. Mag. May 31 An unprosperousness, that has been for some time coming over them.
1919 Villager 17 May 14/1 It would pay us to keep Germany unprosperous for a time even if the cost of her unprosperousness touched our own pockets.
1993 J. Hurst N. B. Forrest: Biogr. (1994) ii. 19 Seeking a route out of deepening unprosperousness and obscurity, the Forrests tarried there for a quarter century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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