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. | |
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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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