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disappointment

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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. [1913 Webster] If we hope for things of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disappointment  — disappointment [n1] saddening situation; letdown bitter pill*, blind alley*, blow, blunder, bringdown, bummer, bust*, calamity, defeat, disaster, discouragement, downer*, downfall, drag, dud, error, failure, false alarm*, faux pas*, fiasco,… …   New thesaurus

  • disappointment — index defeat, dissatisfaction, failure (lack of success), miscarriage, misfortune Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • disappointment — 1610s, fact of disappointing; see DISAPPOINT (Cf. disappoint) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning state or feeling of being disappointed is from 1756. Meaning a thing that disappoints is from 1756 …   Etymology dictionary

  • disappointment — [dis΄ə point′mənt] n. 1. a disappointing or being disappointed 2. a person or thing that disappoints …   English World dictionary

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

  • Disappointment — For other uses, see Disappointment (disambiguation). Disappointment expressed by a team of American football players commiserating after a defeat. Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes… …   Wikipedia

  • disappointment — n. 1) to express; feel disappointment 2) (a) bitter, deep, great, keen, profound disappointment 3) disappointment about, at, over (she felt deep disappointment at not getting the job) 4) disappointment that + clause (he expressed keen… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disappointment — dis|ap|point|ment [ˌdısəˈpɔıntmənt] n 1.) [U] a feeling of unhappiness because something is not as good as you expected, or has not happened in the way you hoped ▪ He could see the disappointment in her eyes. to sb s (great) disappointment ▪ To… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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


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