vain attempt

vain attempt noun aborted mission, all talk and no action, barren, efforts to no avail, efforts to no purpose, empty effort, fruitless effort, futile effort, hallow efforts, idle efforts, impotent efforts, inadequate efforts, inane efforts, ineffective efforts, ineffectual efforts, inefficacious efforts, interrupted mission, meaningless attempt, unnvailing efforts, unsuccessful efforts, useless attempt, worthless effort

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See also: abortion, failure, miscarriage