ausbleibender

Ausbleibender is the attributive form of the German adjective derived from the verb ausbleiben, meaning to fail to occur or to be absent. In usage, ausbleibend or ausbleibender denotes that something did not happen as expected or was not forthcoming. The term appears mainly in formal or analytic prose, including journalism, academic writing, and policy discussions.

In attributive position before a noun the ending changes with gender, number, and case. Examples:

- der ausbleibende Beifall (masculine singular, with definite article)

- eine ausbleibende Rückmeldung (feminine singular)

- ein ausbleibender Termin (masculine singular)

- ausbleibende Meldungen (plural)

These forms reflect standard German adjective declension, and the exact ending varies if a different determiner is used.

As a noun, the related form das Ausbleiben refers to the event of non-occurrence itself, e.g., Das Ausbleiben der Nachfrage beeinflusste die Planung. The adjective ausbleibend or its inflected forms may also appear in predicative position, though the attributive use before a noun is more common.

Etymology and nuance: ausbleiben combines aus- (away, out) with bleiben (to stay, to remain), producing the sense of something not staying or not occurring. The nuance is one of expected absence or non-fulfillment, rather than mere absence; it signals that an event or response did not take place as anticipated.