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View synonyms for disappointment

disappointment

1

[ dis-uh-point-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of disappointing:

    All of his efforts only led to the disappointment of his supporters.

    Synonyms: frustration, defeat, failure

  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.



Disappointment

2

[ dis-uh-point-muhnt ]

noun

  1. Cape Disappointment, a cape in southwestern Washington State, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the north of the mouth of the Columbia River.

disappointment

/ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt /

noun

  1. the act of disappointing or the state of being disappointed
  2. a person, thing, or state of affairs that disappoints


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Other Words From

  • predis·ap·pointment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disappointment1

First recorded in 1605–15; disappoint + -ment

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Example Sentences

And with that great hope and excitement comes crippling, embarrassing disappointment.

Putin may very well be the last optimist left in the country, which is facing a time of confusion and disappointment.

He tended to shield himself from disappointment by expecting the worst—of people and of his country.

Of course I was frustrated, but writers deal with disappointment all the time, and so do archaeologists.

So why does Season 2—which just had its fall finale Monday night—feel like such a disappointment so far?

Then, having shot nothing that day, he turned towards the Pole with a feeling of disappointment.

Now that Lawrence was out of the army, he was in hopes that he would stay out, and he showed his disappointment in his face.

However that may be, he wrote, and never did letter carry more bitter disappointment to a Christian community.

But before he had been in San Pasquale an hour, he was plunged into a perplexity and disappointment deeper than he had yet felt.

In short, on my arrival I was at once much disappointed, and this disappointment rather increases than otherwise.

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