Dis·ap·point·ment (d s  -point mnt), 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
Noun
1. the feeling of being disappointed
2. a person or thing that disappoints
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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" |
disappointment
noun 1. regret, distress, discontent, dissatisfaction, disillusionment, displeasure, chagrin, disenchantment, dejection, despondency, discouragement, mortification, unfulfilment
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
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