disfavor; unpopularity
Refers to being out of favor or lacking popularity, often in social or professional contexts. Less common than the failure sense.
The negotiations ended in failure.
I was disappointed by the poor result.
He was in disfavor with his boss and couldn't get promoted.
Antonym of 不首尾, meaning success or a favorable outcome. Also formal.
Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 首尾 (shubi, 'beginning and end; outcome'). The term 首尾 originally referred to the head and tail, later extended to mean the course or result of an affair.