disappointment

🇺🇸 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

The sad feeling when something is not as good as you hoped.

I felt great disappointment when my favorite team lost the game.

B2

A person or thing that makes you feel sad because they are not as good as expected.

The movie was a huge disappointment because the story was boring.

translation

n. The sad feeling when something is not as good as you hoped.; A person or thing that makes you feel sad because they are not as good as expected.

Word Forms

Plural disappointments