achievement

n.

1. The act of accomplishing or finishing.
2. Something accomplished successfully, especially by means of exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance. See synonyms at feat¹.

noun

1. Something completed or attained successfully: accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, effort, feat. See do/not do.
2. A great or heroic deed: exploit, feat, gest, masterstroke, stunt, tour de force. See action/inaction.

n

Definition: something completed successfully; goal reached
Antonyms: defeat, failure, forfeit, injury, miscue, misfortune, neglect, negligence

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1. The level of performance attained by an athlete particularly in a standardized series of tests.

2. In sociology, the acquisition of social position or status as the outcome of personal effort in open competition with others, e.g. in the Olympic Games.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.

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IN BRIEF: To have succeeded and reached a goal.

Learning to spell is a great achievement.

Quotes:

"When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above," - Simone Weil

"To get what you want, STOP doing what isn't working." - Dennis Weaver

"The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures." - Earl Warren

"I was the kind nobody thought could make it. I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn't pronounce my R's. I wasn't a beauty." - Barbara Walters

"The fellow who does things that count, doesn't usually stop to count them." - Source Unknown

"Accomplishment is easiest when we work the hardest, and it is hardest when we work the easiest." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ydelse, indsats, dåd

Nederlands (Dutch)
prestatie, succes, iets dat bereikt is, het bereiken/presteren, score, (wegens roemrijke daad verkregen) wapen

Français (French)
n. - réussite, exploit, haut fait

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leistung, Errungenschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίτευξη, επίτευγμα, κατόρθωμα

Italiano (Italian)
impresa, successo, prestazione, risultato, acquisizione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - realização (f), empreendimento (m), êxito (m)

Русский (Russian)
достижение, исполнение, успех

Español (Spanish)
n. - ejecución, obra, realización, logro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utförande, prestation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
达成, 成绩, 成就, 完成

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 達成, 成績, 成就, 完成

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성취, 업적

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 達成, 業績, 偉業

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إنجاز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הישג, ביצוע, מיבצע‬

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