What does disappointment mean?
Definitions for disappointment
ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt məntdis·ap·point·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
disappointment, letdownnoun
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
"his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
disappointment, dashing hopesnoun
an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Wiktionary
disappointmentnoun
The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
Choking back his disappointment after his own team's splendid wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa, he said: "I've got to be humble and say we were beaten by a very good side." uE000177698uE001 Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd, 1992
disappointmentnoun
A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disappointmentnoun
Defeat of hopes; miscarriage of expectations.
Etymology: from disappoint.
It is impossible for us to know what are calamities, and what are blessings: how many accidents have passed for misfortunes, which have turned to the welfare and prosperity of the persons in whose lot they have fallen? How many disappointments have, in their consequences, saved a man from ruin? Spectator.
If we hope for things, of which we have not thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment will be greater than our pleasure in the fruition of them. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Wikipedia
Disappointment
Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that a person who feels regret focuses primarily on the personal choices that contributed to a poor outcome, while a person feeling disappointment focuses on the outcome itself. It is a source of psychological stress. The study of disappointment—its causes, impact, and the degree to which individual decisions are motivated by a desire to avoid it—is a focus in the field of decision analysis, as disappointment is, along with regret, one of two primary emotions involved in decision-making.
ChatGPT
disappointment
Disappointment is a feeling of dissatisfaction, sadness, or displeasure that arises when one's expectations, hopes, or desires are not fulfilled or met as desired. It can refer to either personal circumstances, such as failures or setbacks, or external situations that do not meet the anticipated outcomes or results.
Webster Dictionary
Disappointmentnoun
the act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration
Disappointmentnoun
that which disappoints
Wikidata
Disappointment
Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that a person feeling regret focuses primarily on the personal choices that contributed to a poor outcome, while a person feeling disappointment focuses on the outcome itself. It is a source of psychological stress. The study of disappointment—its causes, impact, and the degree to which individual decisions are motivated by a desire to avoid it—is a focus in the field of decision analysis, as disappointment is one of two primary emotions involved in decision-making.
The Roycroft Dictionary
disappointment
1. The cradle of the ideal. 2. The skeleton of Purpose and the skull and crossbones of Desire. 3. A feeling in regard to the past that comes to every one on the Thirty-first of each December. 4. The final issue of any act begun yesterday, today or tomorrow. 5. The original road to Damascus and Horeb. 6. An alluvium deposited by the waves of Time in the human soul, and which becomes the basis of psychological Mont Blancs.
Editors Contribution
Disappointment
When you run into a wall with a bona but break your nose first
Submitted by fez on March 21, 2022
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Rank popularity for the word 'disappointment' in Nouns Frequency: #2071
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disappointment in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disappointment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of disappointment in a Sentence
Market participants are of the view (after strong U.S. jobs data on Friday) that the worries about the global economy are overdone but then this weekend we saw some disappointment in the China exports, emerging markets are in the doldrums again and that is having a negative impact on sentiment.
Every disappointment gives you opportunity to make another appointment.
dancing with death when he whispers in your ear is a very erotic moment in a man’s life and it may not have happened yet for me but he’s sent his assistants many times to try me out. we’ve all been failures much to death’s disappointment
Words cannot express my disappointment at this terrible decision. I am embarrassed for Nike, instead of celebrating American history the week of our nation's independence, Nike has apparently decided that Betsy Ross is unworthy, and has bowed to the current onslaught of political correctness and historical revisionism.
I have to express my disappointment at the cheap shot you took at Joe Biden via Twitter, it was unprofessional. I expect better.
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- خيبة أملArabic
- неприя́тност, разочарова́ниеBulgarian
- zklamáníCzech
- EnttäuschungGerman
- απογοήτευσηGreek
- malkontentigoEsperanto
- decepciónSpanish
- pettymysFinnish
- déceptionFrench
- briseadh-dùil, mealladh-dùilScottish Gaelic
- אכזבהHebrew
- հիասթափությունArmenian
- vonbrigðiIcelandic
- 失望Japanese
- 失望, 실망Korean
- keteketeMāori
- നിരാശ, ഇച്ഛാഭംഗംMalayalam
- skuffelseNorwegian
- teleurstelling, tegenslag, tegenvallerDutch
- vonbrot, skuffelse, vonbrottNorwegian Nynorsk
- zawód, rozczarowaniePolish
- decepçãoPortuguese
- dezamăgire, decepțieRomanian
- неприя́тность, разочарова́ниеRussian
- разочарење, razočarenjeSerbo-Croatian
- razočaranjeSlovene
- besvikelseSwedish
- ఆశాభంగంTelugu
- thất vọng, sự, 失望Vietnamese
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