incompletion

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ completion or incomplete +‎ -ion

Noun

incompletion (countable and uncountable, plural incompletions)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of not being complete.
2. (countable) Something which is not completed.
3. (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

• (state of being not complete): incompleteness

Related terms

• uncompletion