Unfulfilled Meaning
/ˌʌnfʊˈlfɪld/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLacking fulfillment; marked by a feeling of failure to achieve goals or desires.
adjNot yet provided as promised, particularly with respect to a contract or an order for a supply of something.
Sentence Examples
You can have a fulfilling life despite many unfulfilled dreams.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His promise to help us move remained ____, so we did all the work alone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He felt a sense of ____ ambition, as he had many goals that he had not yet been able to achieve today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English fulfilled English unfulfilled From un- + fulfilled.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Drag this neurotic to hysterics, leave him balked and unfulfilled;
holding inside, outwardly patient 'til the time he'll call it."
— 1998, Eve 6, “How Much Longer”, in Eve 6:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His promise to help us move remained ____, so we did all the work alone.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He felt a sense of ____ ambition, as he had many goals that he had not yet been able to achieve today.