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