nonfulfillment
noun[U]
(alsonon-fulfillment);(also mainlyUKnon-fulfilment,nonfulfilment)us/ˌnɑːn.fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/uk/ˌnɒn.fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/nonfulfillmentnoun[U](NO SATISFACTION)
alackofpleasureandsatisfactionbecause you are nothappywithyourlife:
After alifetimeof nonfulfillment, it was notsurprisingthat heexperiencedboutsofrage.
Thesenseof non-fulfillment in herpersonallifecontrastedwith her verysuccessfulbusinesscareer.
- Theirmarriagewascharacterizedby nonfulfillment andanxiety.
- After alongperiodof non-fulfillment, shefoundhappinesslaterinlife.
- Thedecisionnot tomoveoverseascontributedto hisfeelingof non-fulfillment.
Feeling sad and unhappy
- a dog's lifeidiom
- a long faceidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distraught
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- wistful
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
nonfulfillmentnoun[U](NO ACTION)
thefailureto do something that someonewantedyou to do or that youpromisedto do:
Thegroupwasprotestingagainst the nonfulfillment oftheirdemands.
They werefinedfor non-fulfillment oftheircontractualobligations.
the fact of not doing something you should
- failureFailure to follow the employee guidelines can lead to your immediate termination.
- defaultThe bank seized his house because his mortgage was in default.
- malpracticeThe surgeon was sued for malpractice.
- derelictionHe was dishonorably discharged for dereliction of duty.
- neglectCorruption and neglect resulted in a government that was weakened enough to be overthrown.
- negligenceEducational standards deteriorated thanks to the negligence of the administration.
- Fines are levied for non-fulfillment.
- Nonfulfillment of theconditionsof theleasewillresultineviction.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- bomb
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom