nonevent
/non-i-vent/US // ˌnɒn ɪˈvɛnt //UK // (ˌnɒnɪˈvɛnt) //
非事件,非事件性事件,无事件,非事件类
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, especially one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
- : an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inmedia event
Examples
A teenager lashing out is such a nonevent that I’m responding only because yours is doing so multiple times a day.
Sex with a friend of the family is betrayal, sex with a stranger a nonevent.
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