About The Word Disappointment
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Disappointment
Disappointment Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Disappointment?
[n] an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
[n] a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" Synonyms | Synonyms for Disappointment: dashing hopes | letdown Related Terms | Find terms related to Disappointment: awakening | ban | blackball | blackballing | blighted hope | blow | calamity | chagrin | cold comfort | complaint | dashed hopes | debunking | defeat | dejection | depression | dim view | disagreement | disapprobation | disapproval | disaster | discontent | discontentedness | discontentment | discouragement | disenchantment | disesteem | disfavor | disgruntlement | disillusion | disillusionment | displeasure | disrespect | dissatisfaction | dissatisfiedness | dissent | distaste | distress | divine discontent | enlightenment | envy | exclusion | failure | Faustianism | fiasco | fizzle | frustration | hope deferred | ill humor | indignation | low estimation | low opinion | mortification | objection | opposition | opposure | ostracism | peevishness | petulance | protest | querulousness | rebelliousness | regret | rejection | resentment | restiveness | restlessness | return to reality | rude awakening | sourness | sulkiness | thumbs-down | undeception | uneasiness | unfulfillment | unhappiness | unpleasure | unsatisfaction | unspelling | vexation of spirit See Also | defeat | dissatisfaction | failure | frustration Disappointment In Webster's Dictionary \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.
If we hope for things of which we have not
thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment
will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of
them. --Addison.
In disappointment thou canst bless. --Keble.
2. That which disappoints.
Syn: Miscarriage; frustration; balk.
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