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dis⋅ap⋅point⋅ment

   [dis-uh-point-muhnt]
–noun
1. the act or fact of disappointing: All of his efforts only led to the disappointment of his supporters.
2. the state or feeling of being disappointed: Her disappointment was very great when she didn't get the job.
3. a person or thing that disappoints: The play was a disappointment.
Origin:
1605–15; disappoint + -ment
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Language Translation for : Disappointment
Spanish: decepción, German: die Enttäuschung, Japanese: 失望
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Dis⋅ap⋅point⋅ment

   [dis-uh-point-muhnt]
–noun
Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
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dis·ap·point·ment     (dĭs'ə-point'mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act of disappointing.
    2. The condition or feeling of being disappointed.
  2. One that disappoints.
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Dis·ap·point·ment     (dĭs'ə-point'mənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A cape of southwest Washington on the northern side of the mouth of the Columbia River. It was named in 1788 by a British sea captain who was searching for the fabled River of the West and was disappointed when he did not discover a wide river mouth.
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disappointment

noun
1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" 
2. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone 

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Disappointment

Dis`ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]sappointement.]

1. The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration.

If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of them. --Addison.

In disappointment thou canst bless. --Keble.

2. That which disappoints.

Syn: Miscarriage; frustration; balk.

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