Nonstarter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnstˈɑːɹɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnstˈɑːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnstˈɑːtə/

3 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnstˈɑːɹɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

failure loser unsuccessful person

Antonyms

achiever

Word Forms

fail	verb	be unsuccessful
lose	verb	fail to win

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nichtstarter

eine Person, die nachweislich versagt hat; jemand, der ständig verliert

🇫🇷French

non démarreur

une personne ayant des antécédents d’échec ; quelqu'un qui perd régulièrement

🇪🇸Spanish

no iniciador

una persona con antecedentes de fracaso; alguien que pierde constantemente

🇮🇹Italian

non iniziale

una persona con precedenti di insuccessi; qualcuno che perde costantemente

🇳🇱Dutch

geen starter

een persoon met een reputatie van falen; iemand die consequent verliest

🇵🇹Portuguese

não iniciante

uma pessoa com histórico de reprovação; alguém que perde consistentemente

🇷🇺Russian

неудачник

человек с историей неудач; тот, кто постоянно проигрывает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नॉनस्टार्टर

असफल होने का रिकॉर्ड रखने वाला व्यक्ति; कोई है जो लगातार हारता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ননস্টার্টার

ব্যর্থতার রেকর্ড সহ একজন ব্যক্তি; যে কেউ ধারাবাহিকভাবে হেরে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடங்காதவர்

தோல்வியுற்ற பதிவைக் கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்; தொடர்ந்து இழக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాన్ స్టార్టర్

విఫలమైన రికార్డు ఉన్న వ్యక్తి; స్థిరంగా ఓడిపోయే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नॉनस्टार्टर

अयशस्वी होण्याचा रेकॉर्ड असलेली व्यक्ती; जो सतत हरतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોનસ્ટાર્ટર

નિષ્ફળ થવાનો રેકોર્ડ ધરાવતી વ્યક્તિ; કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે સતત ગુમાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾನ್ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಟರ್

ವಿಫಲವಾದ ದಾಖಲೆ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോൺസ്റ്റാർട്ടർ

പരാജയപ്പെട്ടതിൻ്റെ രേഖയുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി; തുടർച്ചയായി നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਨਸਟਾਰਟਰ

ਅਸਫਲ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ; ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਹਾਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نان اسٹارٹر

ناکام ہونے کا ریکارڈ رکھنے والا شخص؛ کوئی جو مسلسل ہارتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

行不通的

有失败记录的人；不断失败的人

🇯🇵Japanese

初心者向け

失敗した経歴のある人。負け続けている人

🇰🇷Korean

비스타터

실패한 기록이 있는 사람 계속해서 지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thông minh

một người có thành tích trượt; một người thua liên tục

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ใช่สตาร์ทเตอร์

บุคคลที่มีประวัติล้มเหลว คนที่พ่ายแพ้อย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bukan starter

seseorang yang mempunyai catatan kegagalan; seseorang yang kalah secara konsisten

🇲🇾Malay

bukan pemula

seseorang yang mempunyai rekod kegagalan; seseorang yang kalah secara konsisten

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير كاتب

شخص لديه سجل من الفشل؛ شخص يخسر باستمرار

🇮🇷Persian

بدون شروع

فردی با سابقه شکست؛ کسی که به طور مداوم بازنده است

🇹🇷Turkish

başlatıcı olmayan

Başarısızlık geçmişi olan bir kişi; sürekli kaybeden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא התחלה

אדם עם רקורד של כישלון; מישהו שמפסיד בעקביות

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