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disappointment

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[ US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ ]
[ UK /dˌɪsɐpˈɔ‍ɪntmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
  2. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
    his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment

How To Use disappointment In A Sentence

  • Elizabeth had been a good deal disappointed in not finding a letter from Jane on their first arrival at Lambton; and this disappointment had been renewed on each of the mornings that had now been spent there; but on the third her repining was over, and her sister justified, by the receipt of two letters from her at once, on one of which was marked that it had been missent elsewhere. Pride and Prejudice
  • We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. Jim Rohn 
  • At every turn I met with disappointment.
  • Whether these positive initiatives will be enough to overcome disappointment on the limited over-all budget reduction will depend on the extent to which the investor is willing to look beyond near-term sluggishness in North American growth. Budget '85 Special Meeting of The Empire Club of Canada
  • I was too much at risk from the smoulder of his irritability, sudden blazes of rage, to see his deep disappointment with life.
  • He came 20th, causing him great disappointment as his objective was no less than outright victory.
  • CJ is certainly more watchable than any of the prequels, but it's a terrible disappointment. The goofiest scene in all the Star Wars movies
  • Wanderers want to forget the Villa disappointment and go into the Fulham game in good heart.
  • Certainly, this apathetic behaviour can be explained in part by disappointment with a government that many feel has not lived up to its rousing promises of four years ago.
  • There are no reserved seats, so it is a case of first come first served and everyone is advised to come early to avoid disappointment.
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