nonevent

[non-i-vent]

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noun

an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion.

Origin of nonevent

First recorded in 1935–40; non- + event

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Related Words for non-event

nonevent, pseudo-event

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Contemporary Examples of non-event

Has the stimulus, then, proved a bit of a non-event architecturally?
Obama's Building Boom: Will His Architecture Legacy Be as Lasting as FDR's?
Ian Volner
January 4, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for non-event

nonevent

noun

a disappointing or insignificant occurrence, esp one predicted to be important

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Word Origin and History for non-event

"unimportant or disappointing event," 1962, from non- + event.