emptyhandedness
nonfulfilment
unattainment
miss
nonfailure
strike out
nonencounter
miscarry
omit
nonfulfillment
a magician never reveals his secrets
unfulfillment
nonperformance
infallible
nonissuance
dys-
call
mislaunch
inefficacious
miss the mark
give something up as a bad job
weakness
failure
targetlessness
impuissance
helplessness
incapable
win the battle, but lose the war
strike out looking
fail
wither on the vine
inability
innocence
draw a blank
to no avail
useless
uneffective
impairment
incapability
asleep at the switch
handicap
error
abortion
disability
disablement
unproficiency
underachieve
improficiency
do-nothing
welch