dis|ap|point|ment

dis|ap|point|ment
dis|ap|point|ment «DIHS uh POYNT muhnt», noun.
1. the state of being or feeling disappointed; the feeling one has when one does not get what was expected or hoped for: »

When she did not get a new bicycle, the disappointment seemed too great to bear. I have been too familiar with disappointments to be very much chagrined (Abraham Lincoln).

2. a person or thing that causes disappointment: »

Her lazy son was a disappointment to her.

3. the act or fact of disappointing: »

His disappointment of our wishes showed we could not rely on him.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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