disappointment
1 Americannoun
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the act or fact of disappointing.
All of his efforts only led to the disappointment of his supporters.
- Synonyms:
- frustration, defeat, failure
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the state or feeling of being disappointed.
Her disappointment was very great when she didn't get the job.
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a person or thing that disappoints.
The play was a disappointment.
noun
noun
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the act of disappointing or the state of being disappointed
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a person, thing, or state of affairs that disappoints
Other Word Forms
- predisappointment noun
Etymology
Origin of disappointment
First recorded in 1605–15; disappoint + -ment
Example Sentences
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Across the room, his expression fell into worry, then into resigned disappointment.
From Literature
However, the team's running in Bahrain was a disappointment from start to finish.
From BBC
Not long after that, the Trojans were leaving the court in familiar disappointment, their tournament hopes as tentative as ever.
From Los Angeles Times
Price/earnings multiples are largely higher for companies with fatter gross margins, Trivariate’s data show, so disappointments on margins would reduce multiples—and cause individual stocks to fall.
From Barron's
Some viewers and fellow journalists have also expressed their disappointment.
From Los Angeles Times
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