nonevent

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noun

An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that has a disappointing anticlimax.

OriginEnglish event ← Middle French event ← Latin ēventus →
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Meanings

nounnonevent (plural nonevents)

plural nonevents · alternative non-event

  1. An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that has a disappointing anticlimax.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinēventus
  3. Middle Frenchevent
  4. Englishevent
  5. Englishnonevent

From non- + event.

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APA

nonevent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonevent

MLA

“nonevent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonevent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonevent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonevent.

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