incompletion

[ in-kuhm-plee-shuhn ]

/ ˌɪn kəmˈpli ʃən /

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noun

the state of being incomplete; incompleteness.

Football. an incomplete forward pass.

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Origin of incompletion

First recorded in 1795–1805; in-³ + completion

Words nearby incompletion

incomplete fistula, incomplete flower, incomplete foot presentation, incomplete fracture, incomplete metamorphosis, incompletion, incompliant, incomprehensible, incomprehension, incomprehensive, incompressible

How to use incompletion in a sentence

In 2019 — Allen’s sophomore season — 23 percent of his incompletions were charted as off-target by ESPN’s Stats & Information Group, worst in the league.
Will Josh Allen Regress? Will Joe Burrow Stay Upright? Two QB Storylines To Watch This Season.|Josh Hermsmeyer|September 2, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Instead, Reid lined his offense up in a shotgun formation and rolled Henne out to the right to pass, risking an incompletion and a turnover on the arm of a backup quarterback with no previous playoff experience.
Some Coaches Shy Away From Risk In The Playoffs. Not Andy Reid.|Josh Hermsmeyer|January 22, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
They had a first down at the Baltimore 5-yard line but couldn’t reach the end zone as a first-down run lost two yards and Ben Roethlisberger threw incompletions on second and third downs.
Steelers stay unbeaten, hold off Ravens in rare Wednesday NFL game|Mark Maske|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
The authentic incompletion of the neid afforded a good pretext for cuts and erasures.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont

Desire and need have been treated as signs of deficiency, and endeavor as proof not of power but of incompletion.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
Incompletion of the radical is one of the commonest causes of words being coined faultily.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Northward of this tomb is a sarcophagus that shows a well laid plan in a state of perpetual incompletion.
The Story of Cooperstown|Ralph Birdsall
He supposed he had apprehended dimly the risk of this incompletion in Paris during that first Long Vacation.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie