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disappointment

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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.

disappointment
Noun
1. the feeling of being disappointed
2. a person or thing 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 2. letdown, blow, disaster, failure, setback, fiasco, misfortune, calamity, whammy (informal), chiefly U.S. choker (informal) washout (informal)
noun 3. frustration, failure, ill-success
Translations
Spanish disappointment [dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] ndecepción f
French disappointment [dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] disappoint ndéception f
German disappointment [dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] disappoint nEnttäuschung f
Italian disappointment [dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt] ndelusione f

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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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