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Fulfillment vs Unfulfilling - What's the difference?

fulfillment | unfulfilling |

As a noun fulfillment

is the state of being fulfilled.

As an adjective unfulfilling is

not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; dissatisfying.

fulfillment

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) fulfilment

Noun

  • The state of being fulfilled.
  • The act of consummating a desire or promise.
  • (business) The activities performed once an order is received to fulfill the order; packaging, distributing and shipping goods.

    • unfulfilling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; dissatisfying.
  • *1971 Sep. 20, " Nixon in the Pulpit: Economic Evangelism," Time :
  • *:The work ethic . . . is most seriously challenged by the technological revolution, which (at least potentially) has abolished scarcity and has made many kinds of work unfulfilling or even unnecessary.