disappointment

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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

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.

Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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