Incompletions

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The state of not being finished or lacking necessary parts
2. Instances when tasks or projects remain unfulfilled or partially executed
3. Circumstances where there are gaps or omissions in work, resulting in unfinished outcomes

Etymology: "Incompletions" is the plural of "incompletion," a noun meaning the state of not being finished, or a piece of work still left undone. The word is formed in English from the prefix "in-," meaning "not," attached to "completion," the noun from "complete." Its sources also run through "incomplete" plus the suffix "-ion," which turns an adjective into a noun of state or result, so the two routes meet in the same place. Because the word is a straightforward combination of familiar parts, its history is plain: the negation of "completion" gives a noun for an unfinished state, and the plural simply counts separate unfinished pieces. The sense of a set of unfinished tasks is a natural extension of that state, so the plural tends to describe a list of work rather than a general condition.

Synonyms: failures, unfinished tasks, omissions, gaps, deficiencies

Antonyms: completions, finishes, fulfillments