as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals
a youthful drug addict who's headed for a lifetime of nonachievement
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Recent Examples of nonachievement
Where some purists see an arbitrary nonachievement, others see a fun and worthy goal.
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Jon Gluck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
Jon Gluck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonachievement
Noun
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As a result, Atlanta were able to enact revenge on The Bay who handed them their only defeat of the TGL season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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On the women’s side, JC Smith (7-18) opens against Livingstone — a team that swept the Golden Bulls with a pair of 13-point defeats in the regular season.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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After a three-year run of perfect performance—with no launch failures or any other serious malfunctions—SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has suffered a handful of issues in recent months.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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But, as the failure of Prohibition attests, drinking is deeply embedded in our society.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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Three people were injured following a wheelchair ramp collapse at The Knights of Columbus in Putnam on Saturday, according to the Putnam Fire Department.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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This results in outward energy balancing the inward push of gravity and halting the collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Nonachievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonachievement. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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