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Definition of unmet adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unmet

adjective
 
/ˌʌnˈmet/
 
/ˌʌnˈmet/
(formal)
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  1. (of needs, etc.) not satisfied
    • a report on the unmet needs of elderly people
    • The demand for more information has remained largely unmet.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnmet is used with these nouns:
    • expectation
    • need
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