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

Other Word Forms

• predisappointment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disappointment¹

First recorded in 1605–15; disappoint + -ment

Example Sentences

Was Edwards scrambling for excuses when faced with television, radio and written journalists moments after the biggest disappointment of her short tenure?

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He won’t let the disappointment of his World Series pitching debut scare him away from pursuing another dream.

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Rodgers heavily laboured the standard of his squad, and the disappointment at not getting the quality he wanted in the transfer window.

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Perhaps Wall Street—which was looking for an outlook that suggested quarterly sales of $1.4 billion—didn’t have the acquisition baked into estimates, creating the disappointment.

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“One thing in 10 years,” Davis sighs, more in acceptance than disappointment.

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Related Words

• adversity 
• blow 
• chagrin 
• defeat 
• discontent 
• disenchantment 
• disillusionment 
• dissatisfaction 
• failure 
• frustration 
• letdown 
• regret 
• setback