self-defeating acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"
unfulfilled,
unrealised,
unrealized of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions"
unplaced not one of the first three in a race or competition
unsuccessful -
failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"