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

"It is a huge unmet medical need. Until now, there has been no drug that directly treats the cause of cartilage loss. But this gerozyme inhibitor causes a dramatic regeneration of cartilage beyond that reported in response to any other drug or intervention."

From Science Daily

Construction of these properties is less deterred by those higher costs because of still unmet demand from hyperscalers.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, their combined use could move quickly into clinical testing and help address a major unmet medical need.

From Science Daily

The case reprised litigation going back to 2011 that challenged the leases and asserted an unmet need for veteran housing.

From Los Angeles Times

The Danish drugmaker said Thursday that if approved, CagriSema would provide patients and healthcare professionals with an additional treatment option to address unmet medical needs in obesity and support long-term disease management.

From The Wall Street Journal