nonachievement

noun

ˌnän-ə-ˈchēv-mənt How to pronounce nonachievement (audio)
Definition of nonachievementnext
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. — Jon Gluck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonachievement
  1. defeat
  2. failure
  3. collapse
Noun
  • Cárdenas played a pivotal role in Mexico's democratization, beginning with his first presidential bid in 1988, which ended in a defeat widely regarded as the result of widespread electoral fraud.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Can Detroit hand their division rival their first defeat and stay alive in the standings?
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeat
Noun
  • Even if Theranos had a functioning testing machine, the economic model on which is was based would result in failure.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Even among voters who want Republicans to retain control, 17% cited weak AI and data center oversight — second only to a failure to bring down prices.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of failure
Noun
  • Mohamud also warned of a possible secondary collapse, as the collapsed building was leaning on its neighbor.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Spirit Airlines' ghost planes The problems with young retirements predate Spirit's collapse.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse

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