Noun
no joy
(idiomatic) A negative outcome; no success; a failure.
I've been waiting 20 minutes for a bus, and still no joy.
There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all humanity and doing what you're doing well. Buckminster Fuller
How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight. Kōbō Abe
A stolen object brings no joy to one's heart. Uruguayan Proverb
No joy without alloy. Spanish Proverb
There is no joy without alloy. Dutch Proverb