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
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Paramount has refused to accept defeat, launching a hostile takeover to attempt to claim its rival — a pursuit that Warner board members are fighting.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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The result was a catastrophic defeat for the Confederacy.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Video of the collapse, which shows the structure tumbling like a house of cards, quickly spread like wildfire online.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even collapse felt easier in motion than rotting in that cabin.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Nonachievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonachievement. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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