nonevent

nonevent
/non'i vent"/, n.
1. an event or situation that is anticipated but does not occur or occurs with much less than the expected impact, esp. one that has been widely publicized; anticlimax.
2. an occurrence of only superficial interest or content; a dull or insignificant occasion.
[1960-65; NON- + EVENT]

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