| NOUN | feeling | disappointment, letdown | a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized |
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| act | disappointment, dashing hopes | an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone |
| Sounds | dih.sahpoy'ntmahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized. | |
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| Example | "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment" | |
| Synonym | letdown | |
| Narrower | frustration, defeat | The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
| Broader | dissatisfaction | The feeling of being displeased and discontent |
| Spanish | chasco, decepción, desilusión, disgusto | |
| Catalan | decepció, desengany, desil·lusió | |
| Verbs | disappoint | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
| Meaning | An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | dashing hopes | |
| Broader | failure | An unexpected omission |
| Catalan | decepció, desengany, desil·lusió | |
| Verbs | disappoint | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
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