unmet
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4.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmɛt/
- And you know, there's, there's a real unmet need there that they're trying to get from me.
- unmet need
- unmet demand
- unmet demand for contraception
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they say yes, they have an unmet need for contraception.
- And they say yes, they have an unmet need for contraception.
- They are serving that childhood need that went unmet to feel like you matter.
- That is a massive unmet expectation.
- And part of all of that are those unmet needs that we have always had, right?
- She realized she had been stood up and what she had was a massive unmet expectation.
- Now, even though the context and the scale is very different, the unmet need is equally raw.
- They're mad because their home didn't sell and they've got this massive unmet expectation.
- And now we spend our adult life in some way trying to fulfill those unmet inner child needs.
- But, and is our men in particular, having certain needs go unmet because of a changing world in your view?
- If you're looking to find something that is rarely seen or recognized or to meet an unmet need, you have some time.
- I think there are plenty of unmet needs and that that people can very productively work to meet.
- So that form and void and there may be some sense of an unmet need and there are lots of different solutions being brought about.
- Well, we can't take responsibility for other people's inability to voice their fears or to express unmet needs that they have along the way.
Examples
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Many families in the community have felt the impact of unmet educational needs for their children.
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Benefits was the only area in which the number of clients with unmet needs exceeded those with met needs.
Academic text (2008) -
And part of all of that are those unmet needs that we have always had, right?
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In addition, there may be unmet demand in schools for such services.
Academic text (2013) -
At the root of all this suffering is an unmet need to feel like we matter for who we are at our core.
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Throughout South Asia, there is considerable evidence of unmet need for reproductive health and family planning services.
Academic text (1997) -
Rising insecurity and unmet needs are leading people everywhere to seek refuge in smaller groups.
Academic text (1996) -
The report highlighted several unmet health challenges that require immediate attention.
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There is a growing concern about the unmet needs of the homeless population in the city.
Synonyms
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3.7
Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted
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6.2
Not having reached full ability or potential
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4.1
Not yet finished or given for jobs and orders
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4.4
Not completed, for example an order not yet sent to a customer
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4.0
Not finished and still needing more work
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7.5
A place people do not visit that is hard to get to
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4.9
Not having received the help or attention needed
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6.0
Not done or carried out, often not shown to people
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9.9
Not satisfied and still wanting more
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5.5
Not done or reached yet
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7.2
Not feeling satisfied because a wish was not met
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8.5
Wanting more and not content
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6.6
Not reached or achieved yet
Antonyms
How Fulfilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
unmet = met (transparent) = un + met
The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the verb 'met', forming an adjective meaning 'not met'.
Etymology
The word unmet is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb meet meaning 'to come together' or 'to satisfy'. So, unmet describes a need or goal that was 'not' satisfied or 'not' achieved.