Definition of "incompletion" [in•com•ple•tion]

• The state or quality of not being complete (noun)
• Something which is not completed (noun)
• A forward pass which is not caught inbounds by the intended receiver (noun)

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• "Tennessee blew chances to build a bigger halftime lead when Shaun Phillips pressured Vince Young into a third-down incompletion from the Chargers 12 that left the Titans settling for a field goal, and Shawne Merriman jarred a fumble from Chris Brown on another drive to the 12, recovered by Phillips."
• "The Cavaliers had their chances in the fourth quarter, but couldn't make plays when they counted most, including an incompletion from the 2-yard line on fourth down."
• "On Dallas 'first drive, a third-and-11 incompletion from the Detroit 21 turned into a first down courtesy of illegal contact by Lions safety Jon McGraw."