nonachievement

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noun

Something that does not achieve the intended goal.

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nonaccomplishment
OriginEnglish achievement ← Middle French achevement ← Old French achevement →
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Meanings

nounnonachievement (plural nonachievements)

plural nonachievements

  1. Something that does not achieve the intended goal.

    Synonyms: nonaccomplishment

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething that does not achieve the intended goal.

Similar
nonaccomplishment

More synonyms by meaning

nounan act that does not achieve its intended goal

Similar
nonaccomplishment
Broader
actdeedhuman action
Also see
nonaccomplishment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  15. Proto-Italic*ad
  16. Latinad
  17. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  18. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  20. Proto-Italic*kaput
  21. Latincaput
  22. Latincapus
  23. Vulgar Latin*accapāre
  24. Old Frenchachever
  25. Old Frenchachevement
  26. Middle Frenchachevement
  27. Englishachievement
  28. Englishnonachievement

From non- + achievement.

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APA

nonachievement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonachievement

MLA

“nonachievement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonachievement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonachievement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonachievement.

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