disappointment

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings
US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
noun Freq #6985

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The sad feeling you get when something is not as good as you hoped or expected.

    She couldn't hide her disappointment when the trip was cancelled.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person or thing that is not as good as you hoped.

    The movie was a real disappointment after all the hype.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the sad feeling you get... letdown
More let-downsetback
Word family
Forms disappointments
Derived forms anticippointment
Related forms disappoint

Etymology

From disappoint + -ment.

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