Disappointment

Dis·ap·point·ment  (ds-pointmnt), Cape

A cape of southwest Washington on the northern side of the mouth of the Columbia River. It was named in 1788 by a British sea captain who was searching for the fabled River of the West and was disappointed when he did not discover a wide river mouth.

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dis·ap·point·ment  (ds-pointmnt)

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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Disappointment 

See Also: DESPAIR, FACIAL EXPRESSION

1. Disappointed as a dieter who can’t lose more than an ounce —Anon
2. Disappointed as a ghost without a house to haunt —Anon
3. Disappointed … as if he’d seen his favorite teacher drunk —Mary Gordon
4. Disappointing as discovering the charming man you met at a party is gay —Anon
5. Disappointing, like signing up for a French gourmet cooking course and learning how to make French toast —Nina Totenberg, Public Radio
6. Disappointment … had fallen upon him like a blow struck by some unseen hand —Sherwood Anderson
7. Disappointment worked through me like a poison —Robertson Davies
8. Disillusioned … as a betrayed lover —Calder Willingham
9. Had a look of profound disappointment … like a child who sees a treat wafted away from him —Mary McCarthy

Thesaurus

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" letdown 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 dashing hopes 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.

Translations

disappointment [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] N

1. (= 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

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

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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

(disappointing thing, person) → déception f
to be a disappointment to sb → décevoir qn

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disappointment

n → Enttäuschung f; (of ambition) → Nichterfüllung f

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disappointment [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] n (cause of dejection) → delusione f; (dejection) → disappunto

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