unfulfilled

[ uhn-foo l-fild ]

/ ˌʌn fʊlˈfɪld /

not carried out or done: many unfulfilled requests.

not yet achieved: his unfulfilled dreams.

not happy or satisfied, from not having achieved one’s desires or full potential: I was feeling unfulfilled in my job.

Origin of unfulfilled

un-¹ + fulfill + -ed²

un·ful·fill·ing, adjective

When we meet them, their lives are unfulfilled, and at no point are we convinced their condition will change.

The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago |Charles Shafaieh |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Jones, it should be said, is also aces as the unfulfilled housewife (a role she plays very convincingly on Mad Men).

Ethan Hawke's 'Good Kill': A Searing Indictment of America's Drone Warfare Obsession |Marlow Stern |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Now 27 years later, the giant, unfinished shell is a reminder of the country's unfulfilled tourism dreams.

Nobody’s Home at the Hermit Kingdom’s Ghost Hotel |Nina Strochlic |May 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Savage Coast is both an unfulfilled promise and an unexpected gift.

The Art of Rediscovery: Muriel Rukeyser’s “Savage Coast” |Lauren Elkin |August 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

This speaks of unfulfilled and unfulfillable aspirations in our young men.

A Nation of Onlookers: India’s Violence Against Women and America’s Guns |Dilip D’Souza |December 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It was the old story of unfulfilled obligations, of a royal purse plucked at by too many vital interests to spend freely on art.

The Tapestry Book |Helen Churchill Candee
There was something too poignantly sad about the unfulfilled hope of the picture.

The Four Pools Mystery |Jean Webster
Now, here was no stereotyped utterance of the cards—no stock phrase—but a deliberate prophecy of an unfulfilled event.

There is no Death |Florence Marryatt
The distribution of the fulfilled is less than that of the unfulfilled dream by three to five.

The Book of Dreams and Ghosts |Andrew Lang
In each case the worst dread was unfulfilled, but what remained to be borne required all the fortitude which they could summon.

Tom and Some Other Girls |Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

unfulfilled

/ (ˌʌnfʊlˈfɪld) /

not completed or achieved unfulfilled ambitions

not having achieved one's potential or desires