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disappointment

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/noun4 syllables

Disappointment means: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized.

Synonyms for disappointment4

noun, as in a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

letdown

noun, as in an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

dashing hopes

also used for disappointment

let-down, setback

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What does disappointment mean?2

noun

1

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized“his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment”

2

an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disappointment?2

two syllables

ointment

three syllables

appointment
Show 29 near rhymes
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Disappointment in a sentence

  • To our great disappointment, the game was called off.kremel
  • To our disappointment, our team lost the game.CK
  • My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.Ooneykcall
  • If you expect disappointment, then you can never really be disappointed.DJ_Saidez
  • He failed in the scheme, much to the disappointment of his father.CM
  • To her great disappointment, it rained on the day of the picnic.CM
  • Much to my disappointment, she did not come.CM
  • In the principles of love, quick disappointments are usually described as remedies.Scott

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Forms of disappointment

as a noun

plural
disappointments