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dis·ap·point·ment
(dĭs′ə-point′mənt)n.
1.
a. The act of disappointing.
b. The condition or feeling of being disappointed.
2. One that disappoints.
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disappointment
(ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt)n
1. the act of disappointing or the state of being disappointed
2. a person, thing, or state of affairs that disappoints
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dis•ap•point•ment
(ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt mənt)n.
1. the act or fact of disappointing.
2. the state or feeling of being disappointed.
3. a person or thing that disappoints.
[1605–15]
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Disappointment
See Also: DESPAIR, FACIAL EXPRESSION
- Disappointed as a dieter who can’t lose more than an ounce —Anon
- Disappointed as a ghost without a house to haunt —Anon
- Disappointed … as if he’d seen his favorite teacher drunk —Mary Gordon
- Disappointing as discovering the charming man you met at a party is gay —Anon
- Disappointing, like signing up for a French gourmet cooking course and learning how to make French toast —Nina Totenberg, Public Radio
- Disappointment … had fallen upon him like a blow struck by some unseen hand —Sherwood Anderson
- Disappointment worked through me like a poison —Robertson Davies
- Disillusioned … as a betrayed lover —Calder Willingham
- Had a look of profound disappointment … like a child who sees a treat wafted away from him —Mary McCarthy
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| Noun | 1. |  disappointment - a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"dissatisfaction - the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" frustration, defeat - the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
| 2. | disappointment - an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone failure - an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" |
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disappointment
noun
1. regret, distress, discontent, dissatisfaction, disillusionment, displeasure, chagrin, disenchantment, dejection, despondency, discouragement, mortification, unfulfilment They expressed their disappointment at what had happened.
2. letdown, blow, disaster, failure, setback, fiasco, misfortune, calamity, whammy (informal, chiefly U.S.), choker (informal), washout (informal), anticlimax The defeat was a bitter disappointment.
3. frustration, failure, dashing, foiling, thwarting, ill-success There was resentment among the people at the disappointment of their hopes.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disappointment
nounUnhappiness caused by the failure of one's hopes, desires, or expectations:
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Translations
خَيْبَةُ أَمَلخَيْبَة أمَل
zklamání
skuffelse
pettymys
razočarenje
kiábrándulás
vonbrigîi
失望
실망
razočaranje
besvikelse
ความผิดหวัง
düş kırıklığıdüş/hayal kırıklığı
sự thất vọng
disappointment
[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] N1. (= feeling) → decepción f, desilusión f
to our disappointment → para nuestra decepción, para nuestra gran desilusión
reserve your place now to avoid disappointment → haga ahora su reserva para no llevarse una desilusión
to our disappointment → para nuestra decepción, para nuestra gran desilusión
reserve your place now to avoid disappointment → haga ahora su reserva para no llevarse una desilusión
2. (= cause of regret) he is a big disappointment to us → nos ha decepcionado muchísimo
the holiday was such a disappointment! → ¡las vacaciones fueron una decepción tan grande!, ¡las vacaciones fueron tan decepcionantes!
disappointments in love → desengaños mpl amorosos
the holiday was such a disappointment! → ¡las vacaciones fueron una decepción tan grande!, ¡las vacaciones fueron tan decepcionantes!
disappointments in love → desengaños mpl amorosos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disappointment
[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] n (= feeling) → déception f
It was a disappointment, but not a disaster → C'était une déception, mais pas un désastre.
He remained focused even after the disappointment of losing the opening set
BUT Il est resté concentré même après son décevant échec au premier set.
Book early to avoid disappointment
BUT Réservez à l'avance pour ne pas être déçu.
to my disappointment → à ma grande déception
It was a disappointment, but not a disaster → C'était une déception, mais pas un désastre.
He remained focused even after the disappointment of losing the opening set
BUT Il est resté concentré même après son décevant échec au premier set.
Book early to avoid disappointment
BUT Réservez à l'avance pour ne pas être déçu.
to my disappointment → à ma grande déception
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disappointment
n → Enttäuschung f; (of ambition) → Nichterfüllung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disappoint
(disəˈpoint) verb to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.
ˌdisapˈpointed adjectiveI was disappointed to hear that the party had been cancelled; a group of disappointed children.
disapˈpointing adjectivedisappointing results.
ˌdisapˈpointment nounHer disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
disappointment
→ خَيْبَةُ أَمَل zklamání skuffelse Enttäuschung απογοήτευση decepción pettymys déception razočarenje delusione 失望 실망 teleurstelling skuffelse rozczarowanie deceção, decepção разочарование besvikelse ความผิดหวัง düş kırıklığı sự thất vọng 扫兴Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
disappointment
n. contrariedad; desengaño, desilusión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012