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disappointment
1[dis-uh-point-muhnt]
noun
the act or fact of disappointing.
All of his efforts only led to the disappointment of his supporters.
the state or feeling of being disappointed.
Her disappointment was very great when she didn't get the job.
a person or thing that disappoints.
The play was a disappointment.
Disappointment
2[dis-uh-point-muhnt]
noun
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
the act of disappointing or the state of being disappointed
a person, thing, or state of affairs that disappoints
Other Word Forms
- predisappointment noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of disappointment1
Example Sentences
Leaving Colorado, the airport gate was full of hushed conversations between people registering their disappointment with the movie.
They are two sides of the same coin: The hope that work will move us above our station, and our disappointment when it doesn’t happen as promised.
The man who averaged 4:54 minute per mile at the Sydney Marathon in August trusts that he won’t repeat his disappointments in Boston and Paris.
The sense of disappointment has only grown as Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who took power in late 2012, has tightened his control over the domestic political system and civil society more broadly.
And despite occasional disappointments, a spate of earnings from the so-called Magnificent Seven—which also includes Alphabet, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms and Tesla—helped the Nasdaq finish October 4.7% higher.
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