incompletion
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From in- + completion or incomplete + -ion[1]
Noun
[edit]incompletion (countable and uncountable, plural incompletions)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of not being complete.
- (countable) Something which is not completed.
- (countable, American football) A forward pass which is not caught inbounds by the intended receiver.
- Their strong defense forced three incompletions from the other team.
Synonyms
[edit]- (state of being not complete): incompleteness
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “incompletion”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.