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