unmet

American  

[uhn-met] / ʌnˈmɛt /

adjective

1. not responded to adequately; not satisfied or fulfilled, as a need, expectation, challenge, etc..

   Migrant health centers could address an important unmet need for health services among farmworkers and their families.

2. (of a minimum amount) not reached.

   If the production line is disrupted, the result will be everything from defective products to unmet quotas.

3. not personally or physically encountered.

   This is an essay on my longtime, unmet friend, the mystic Thomas Merton.

4. (of a traveler) not greeted or picked up on arrival.

   Outside the terminal, pushy taxi drivers were vying to get the few unmet passengers into decrepit taxis.

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Etymology

Origin of unmet

First recorded before 1100; un- ¹ ( def. ) + met ( def. )

Example Sentences

“We are literally scratching the surface, and underneath that is a whole world of unmet needs that patients are desperately waiting for,” said Manu Chakravarthy, Roche’s global head of cardiovascular, renal and metabolism product development and one of the executives in charge of leading the pharmaceutical giant’s bid to re-enter the obesity market.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the core unmet needs in obesity is how to keep weight that has been lost off for a long period of time.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’ve been systematically trying to build out a portfolio and an approach that is very thoughtful, differentiated, patient-focused and holistic when you really think about where the core unmet needs are.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The company said the deal will make it a leader in pediatric low-grade glioma, a brain tumor, and expand its pipeline for drugs targeting adult and pediatric cancers with high unmet needs.

From The Wall Street Journal

A letter from the trust, shared by the family, said its panel had considered Tilly's needs but did not believe there were any unmet needs and that a child of Tilly's age needed to be with her primary care givers to ensure good attachment.

From BBC