1
[ noun ] a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

Synonyms

letdown

Examples

"his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

The belief in immortality , where held , functions as a redress for the ills and disappointments of the here_and_now .

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

Only Mary 's praise sustained him in his disappointment .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Meeting it without preparation as they did , robbed of anticipation , a common disappointment seized them .

Related terms

dissatisfaction frustration disappoint

2
[ noun ] an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

Synonyms

dashing_hopes disappointing

Used in print

(The New York Times,...)

Despite countless barriers and disappointments , Shea moved forward .

Related terms

failure disappoint

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Rhymes with

appointment ointment disenchantment contentment presentment resentment enchantment postponement impoundment atonement moment unrepentant repentant amendment commandment comportment arraignment department compartment deportment apartment entertainment containment refinement rearrangement confinement attainment reassignment assignment sentiment consignment infotainment arrangement alignment estrangement treatment statement indictment restatement maltreatment incitement mistreatment excitement misstatement abatement reinstatement opponent poignant proponent component adjournment advancement discernment commencement internment infringement entrenchment pronouncement sentiment accountant entrant announcement retrenchment resentment enhancement tenement employment redeployment enjoyment disgruntlement entombment deployment unemployment dismantlement adornment recruitment commitment readjustment adjustment allotment enlistment investment enactment disinvestment assortment betterment misgovernment reapportionment self-government overstatement accouterment abandonment disillusionment imprisonment understatement government accompaniment embankment environment determent testament enlightenment tournament apportionment exponent payment potent enrollment ornament encroachment pennant nonpayment appeasement impeachment prepayment pavement repayment buoyant empowerment impairment correspondent corespondent dependent respondent independent pendant interdependent despondent wonderment inclement implement endowment battlement redevelopment detriment enactment mismanagement orpiment settlement aggrandizement complement advertisement banishment increment condiment punishment instrument overpayment garnishment self-aggrandizement astonishment management temperament annulment pigment installment underdevelopment supplement monument resettlement replenishment underpayment development imminent immanent eminent tenant repugnant claimant basement rearmament determinant semipermanent concomitant contaminant prominent preeminent predominant dominant ruminant permanent disarmament armament complainant incumbent flamboyant constant entitlement lenient parchment instant blandishment disenfranchisement clement segment vehement ailment placement dormant movement

Phonetic and Homophones

D IH2 S AH0 P OY1 N T M AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

disappointed disappointing disappointedly disappointingly

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