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state of incompleteness

[/steɪt əv ɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/]
nounpl: states of incompleteness
estado de incompletude
1. A condition or situation in which something is not finished, lacking essential parts, or not fully developed
The project remains in a state of incompleteness after the budget cuts.
O projeto permanece em um estado de incompletude após os cortes orçamentários.
2. A phase or stage characterized by unfinished work or missing elements
The manuscript was left in a state of incompleteness by the author.
O manuscrito foi deixado em um estado de incompletude pelo autor.
Synonyms
incompletenessunfinished statestate of imperfectionpartial completionfragmentary condition
Antonyms
state of completenesscompletionwholenessperfectionfinality

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estado de incompletude
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
estado incompleto
More colloquial alternative
Portugal
estado de incompletude
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

work in progress
half-baked
unfinished business
deixado pela metade (Portuguese: left halfway)
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