2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disappointment \Dis`ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F.
d['e]sappointement.]
1. The act of disappointing, or the state of being
disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope;
miscarriage of design or plan frustration.
If we hope for things of which we have not
thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment
will be greater our pleasure in the fruition of
them --Addison.
In disappointment thou canst bless. --Keble.
2. That which disappoints.
Syn: Miscarriage; frustration; balk.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
disappointment
n 1: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your
expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high
he was doomed to disappointment" [syn: {letdown}]
2: the act of disappointing someone [syn: {disappointing}, {dashing
hopes}]
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