Unpromise

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of promise; poor prospects; unpromising outlook. uncountable, usually

    "So I was a writer of early unpromise. All my stories from the age of twelve until I was at least twenty-two were pretty bad."

Verb
  1. 1
    To revoke or annul (something promised before). transitive

    "Promises are no fetters: with that tongue Thy promise past, unpromise it again."

Example

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"So I was a writer of early unpromise. All my stories from the age of twelve until I was at least twenty-two were pretty bad."

Etymology

From un- + promise.

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