neuspjeha

Neuspjeha is the genitive singular form of the Slavic noun neuspjeh, which means failure, lack of success, or an unsuccessful outcome. It is used in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. The base noun neuspjeh denotes a result that did not meet expectations, and can refer to personal, organizational, technical, or academic contexts.

Etymology and related forms: neuspjeh is built from the negation prefix ne- attached to uspjeh, meaning success. Related forms include neuspješan (unsuccessful) and neuspješno (unsuccessfully). The form neuspjeha, as genitive singular, appears in phrases where possession, attribution, or specification requires the genitive case.

Grammatical usage: In these languages, neuspjeha is commonly used after prepositions or verbs that govern the genitive case. It also appears in noun phrases such as uzroci neuspjeha (causes of failure), posljedice neuspjeha (consequences of failure), or razlozi neuspjeha (reasons of failure). The word functions as a noun reference to an instance or concept of failure rather than to a specific, concrete object.

Context and prevalence: The term appears across formal and informal discourse, including journalism, academic writing, management, sport, and education, whenever discussing unsuccessful results or their implications. Its use is primarily to convey the notion of failure in a general or abstract sense rather than to single out a particular failed event.