disappointment in English dictionary

  • disappointment

    Meanings and definitions of "disappointment"

    • (uncountable) The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • (countable) A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • noun
      (countable)
      A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • emotion
    • circumstance
    • noun
      an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
    • noun
      a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

    Synonyms of "disappointment" in English dictionary

    dashing hopes, dissatisfaction, failure are the top synonyms of "disappointment" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of disappointment

    • disappointment (countable) and (uncountable) ( plural disappointments)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza disappointment, lm  liczba mnoga disappointments
    • disappointment (plural disappointments)
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