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disappointment
What does disappointment mean?
disappointment (noun): a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use disappointment in a sentence?
- His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce disappointment?
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does disappointment come from?
From disappoint + -ment.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to disappointment
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
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