disappointment
pronunciation
How to pronounce disappointment in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]
How to pronounce disappointment in American English:
US [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
- an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Word Origin
- disappointment (n.)
- 1610s, "fact of disappointing;" see disappoint + -ment. Meaning "state or feeling of being disappointed" is from 1756. Meaning "a thing that disappoints" is from 1756.
Antonym
Example
- 1. But joy was soon replaced by disappointment and desperation .
- 2. How have you dealt with disappointment in your life ?
- 3. They may yet face disappointment .
- 4. Such caution is a disappointment to some .
- 5. That disappointment might prove to be corrosive .