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Disappointment

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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.

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.

disappointment [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt]
n
1. the act of disappointing or the state of being disappointed
2. a person, thing, or state of affairs that disappoints
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Disappointmentdisappointment - 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"

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 disappointmentpara nuestra decepción, para nuestra gran desilusión
reserve your place now to avoid disappointmenthaga ahora su reserva para no llevarse una desilusión
2. (= cause of regret) he is a big disappointment to usnos ha decepcionado muchísimo
the holiday was such a disappointment!¡las vacaciones fueron una decepción tan grande!, ¡las vacaciones fueron tan decepcionantes!
disappointments in lovedesengaños mpl amorosos

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

disappointment
nEnttäuschung f; (of ambition)Nichterfüllung f

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

Disappointment خيبة الأمل zklamání skuffelse Enttäuschung απογοήτευση decepción pettymys déception razočarenje delusione 失望 실망 teleurstelling skuffelse rozczarowanie decepção разочарование besvikelse ความผิดหวัง düş kırıklığı sự thất vọng 扫兴


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Unwilling to lose his filberts, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment.
Benton, an actual United States Senator, proved an overwhelming disappointment -- for he was not twenty-five feet high, nor even anywhere in the neighborhood of it.
THEN there was no end to the rage and disappointment of Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca.
 
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