disappointment (noun)

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• disappointment — disappoint ► VERB 1) fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. 2) prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized. DERIVATIVES disappointing adjective disappointment noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deprive of a position»; from Old… …   English terms dictionary

• disappointment — noun 1 sadness because sth has not happened, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, intense, profound, sharp ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• disappointment — noun 1 (U) sadness that something is not as good as you expected it to be, or has not happened in the way you hoped it would: to sb s (great) disappointment: To her great disappointment none of her tomatoes grew well. 2 (C) someone or something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• disappointment — noun 1) his disappointment in the outcome was obvious Syn: sadness, regret, dismay, sorrow; dispiritedness, despondency, distress, chagrin; disenchantment, disillusionment; displeasure, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• disappointment — noun 1) she tried to hide her disappointment Syn: sadness, sorrow, regret, dismay, displeasure, dissatisfaction, disenchantment, disillusionment 2) the trip was a disappointment Syn: let down, non event …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• disappointment — noun Date: 1604 1. the act or an instance of disappointing ; the state or emotion of being disappointed 2. one that disappoints < he s a disappointment to his parents > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• disappointment — noun a) The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met. Choking back his disappointment after his own teams splendid wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa, he said: Ive got to be humble and say we were beaten by a very good side.… …   Wiktionary

• disappointment — noun sadness or displeasure caused by the non fulfilment of one s hopes or expectations. ↘a disappointing person or thing …   English new terms dictionary

• disappointment */*/ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] / US noun Word forms disappointment : singular disappointment plural disappointments 1) [uncountable] the feeling of being unhappy because something that you hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or… …   English dictionary

• disappointment — dis|ap|point|ment [ ,dısə pɔıntmənt ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the feeling of being unhappy because something you hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as you expected: disappointment at: Diplomats… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disappointment*/ — [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] noun 1) [U] the feeling of being unhappy because something did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as you expected Diplomats expressed disappointment at the lack of progress.[/ex] Jackson cancelled the… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English