Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not fulfilled; not accomplished: as, a prophecy or prediction unfulfilled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking
fulfillment ; marked by a feeling of failure to achieve goals or desires. - adjective Not yet provided as
promised , particularly with respect to acontract or an order for a supply of something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
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Examples
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And it's all going to end in unfulfilled hopes, architecture disagreements, and space cadets 'tears (yet again)
White House Release on Bolden and Garver Nominations Lacks Hoopla - NASA Watch 2009
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I feel so sorry for the women who find themselves trapped in unfulfilled relationships where they have no time or enjoyment from themselves.
Cultural comparisons Darwi 2009
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My fantasy - which will almost certainly remain unfulfilled - is this contest goes to the convention, and civil war breaks out.
Exit polls: Voters want the Democratic race to continue 2008
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The three dots is morse code for the word unfulfilled, but the man in the wheelchair probably does not realize that he too, is a portrait of unfulfillment.
justinker Diary Entry justinker 2005
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Hope unfulfilled is at the heart of Disraeli's Judaism, as it was also of his personal affairs when, as a young man at a loose end, he produced Alroy.
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May the eager, longing desire of our poor women for work, for work only, not remain unfulfilled!
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Above all, Umrigar gives us a nuanced portrait of Rusi Bilimoria, a middle-aged businessman who is struggling to come to terms with a bad marriage and the realization that many of his dreams remain unfulfilled.
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But the promise was destined to remain unfulfilled.
In a Far Country 2010
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But the promise was destined to remain unfulfilled.
In a Far Country 2010
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On a personal level, the expectation of easy riches combined with a sense of absolute entitlement indicates stunted psychological growth and a sense of failure if desires remain unfulfilled.
Boing Boing 2007
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