🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

unerfüllt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: uːnɛʁˈfʏlt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unfulfilled/ˌʌn.fʊlˈfɪld/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er fühlte sich in seinem Job unerfüllt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not having achieved or realized something that was expected or desired.

    "She felt unfulfilled in her job despite the good salary."
  2. 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

Derived from the prefix 'un-' (Old English un-, expressing negation or absence) combined with 'fulfilled', the past participle of 'fulfullan' (Old English, meaning to fill up, complete, or execute). Historically evolving from Germanic roots, the compound adjective came to describe desires, promises, or lives lacking realization or satisfaction by the late Middle English period.

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