unpromise
Lack of promise; poor prospects; unpromising outlookLack of promise; poor prospects; unpromising outlook.
» From unpromising beginnings, he went on to become a respected leader.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)Lack of promise; poor prospects; unpromising outlook.
Examples
1 sentencesFrom unpromising beginnings, he went on to become a respected leader.
Origin
From un- + promise.From un- + promise.
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Forms
plural: unpromises| Singular | unpromise |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.