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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnfulfilled
/ˌʌn.fʊlˈfɪld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not having achieved or realized something that was expected or desired.
"She felt unfulfilled in her job despite the good salary." - 2
Not meeting the requirements or expectations.
"The project was deemed unfulfilled due to lack of resources."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unfulfilled' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', and the past participle 'fulfilled', which comes from the Old English 'fullfyllan', meaning 'to fill completely'. The term has evolved to describe a state of not having achieved or realized something that was expected or desired.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unfulfilled" is said worldwide
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non réalisé
Transliteration: nɔ̃ ʁe.a.li.ze
"Elle se sentait non réalisée dans son travail."
unerfüllt
Transliteration: uːnɛʁˈfʏlt
"Er fühlte sich in seinem Job unerfüllt."
non realizzato
Transliteration: non re.a.lit͡sa.to
"Si sentiva non realizzato nel suo lavoro."
no realizado
Transliteration: no re.a.li.θa.ðo
"Se sentía no realizado en su trabajo."
não realizado
Transliteration: nɐ̃w ʁe.a.liˈza.du
"Ele se sentia não realizado em seu trabalho."
अपूर्ण
Transliteration: apūrṇ
"वह अपने काम में अपूर्ण महसूस कर रहा था।"
未实现的
Transliteration: wèi shíxiàn de
"她在工作中感到未实现的。"
충족되지 않은
Transliteration: chungjokdoeji anheun
"그녀는 자신의 일에서 충족되지 않은 느낌을 받았다."
未達成の
Transliteration: mitassei no
"彼女は仕事において未達成の感覚を抱いていた。"
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