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disappointment |
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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