disappointment

3 definitions • 8 examples

the feeling of being disappointed:

avoid disappointment Get tickets early to avoid disappointment.

to someone’s disappointment To my disappointment (= sadness), he decided to leave.

something or someone that is not what you were hoping it would be:

The party turned out to be a huge disappointment.

great disappointment The decision to abandon the project was a great disappointment to him.

bitter disappointment He is certainly a bitter disappointment to the people of this country.

disappointment to I always felt I was a disappointment to my parents.

the unhappiness or discouragement that results when your hopes or expectations have not been satisfied, or someone or something that is not as good as you had hoped or expected:

[ U ] Her disappointment showed on her face.

[ C ] After two losing seasons, we felt he was a disappointment as a coach.