manqué

Meaning

Unfulfilled due to the vagary of circumstance, some inherent flaw or a constitutional lack.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɒŋkeɪ/
Etymology

Existing in English from the eighteenth century. Borrowed from French manqué, past participle form of manquer (“to lack, to be lacking in”).

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