achievement
n. C / Un. something great that you have done after working hard. It is the feeling of success when you finish a difficult task.
n. something accomplished, especially by superior ability, special effort, or great courage. Often used to refer to the act of reaching a goal or the result of that effort.
Winning the race was a great achievement for her.
The new hospital is a significant achievement for the local community and will save many lives.
While individual brilliance is often celebrated, the landing on the moon remains a collective human achievement that required the coordination of thousands of specialists.
From Middle French achevement (compare Modern French achèvement), from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”); equivalent to achieve + -ment. The heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment.
Countable when referring to specific successes; uncountable when referring to the general state or process of succeeding.