non-fulfilment
noun[U]
(also mainlyUSnon-fulfillment,nonfulfillment);(nonfulfilment)uk/ˌnɒn.fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/us/ˌnɑːn.fʊlˈfɪl.mənt/non-fulfilmentnoun[U](NO SATISFACTION)
alackofpleasureandsatisfactionbecause you are nothappywithyourlife:
After alifetimeof non-fulfilment, it was notsurprisingthat heexperiencedboutsofrage.
Thesenseof non-fulfilment in herpersonallifecontrastedwith her verysuccessfulbusinesscareer.
- Theirmarriagewascharacterizedby nonfulfilment andanxiety.
- After alongperiodof non-fulfilment, shefoundhappinesslaterinlife.
- Thedecisionnot tomoveabroadcontributedto hisfeelingof non-fulfilment.
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
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
- woeful
non-fulfilmentnoun[U](NO ACTION)
thefailureto do something that someonewantedyou to do or that youpromisedto do:
Thegroupwasprotestingagainst the nonfulfilment oftheirdemands.
They werefinedfor non-fulfilment 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 dishonourably 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-fulfilment.
- Nonfulfilment of theconditionsof theleasewillresultineviction.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- screw
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom