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
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  1. defeat
  2. failure
  3. collapse
Noun
  • Donald played 35 snaps and made one tackle and had a quarterback hit in a defeat by the Denver Broncos but did not practice the following week.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The man accepted defeat and slunk off, slurping, toward the Boulevard du Temple.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of defeat
Noun
  • Let Congress know how dire the situation is (or will be, if there’s a failure to act).
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The stunning failure in Tennessee's execution chamber on Wednesday has left both sides of the death penalty debate demanding answers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of failure
Noun
  • Two weeks into fighting, the unforgiving mountainous terrain, heavy Saudi and government air power, and a reenergized anti-Houthi coalition have kept the Houthi advance in check, preventing a collapse on the level of that in mid-September.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While the exact time of the collapse is unknown, the Volcanoes National Park team said on social media Thursday that the arch was still standing on Wednesday, September 23, when the park was temporarily closed during Tropical Storm Nolo.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapse

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“Nonachievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonachievement. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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