"nonevent" meaning in English

See nonevent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nonevents [plural], non-event [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + event. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|event}} non- + event Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonevent (plural nonevents)
  1. An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that has a disappointing anticlimax.

Inflected forms

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        },
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "occur",
          "occur"
        ],
        [
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          "disappointing"
        ],
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          "anticlimax",
          "anticlimax"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "occur",
          "occur"
        ],
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          "disappointing"
        ],
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          "anticlimax"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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