disappointment
noun
dis·ap·point·ment
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint-mənt 
1
: the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed
2
: one that disappoints
he's a disappointment to his parents
Examples of disappointment in a Sentence
She couldn't hide her disappointment.
He's a disappointment to his parents.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lamar grew up a Wayne fan, but Wayne once was vocal in his disappointment over not being selected for the Super Bowl halftime show.
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And yet Burns often got the hardest assignments, the ones with big potential rewards but that were more likely to end in disappointment, or at least ambiguity.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The success of Lynch's next film, Blue Velvet, helped assuage his disappointment, as did his move to television with the bizarrely surreal and influential series Twin Peaks—part detective story, part soap opera, with dashes of sci-fi and horror.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Lamar grew up a Wayne fan, but Wayne once was vocal in his disappointment over not being selected for the Super Bowl halftime show.
—Jason Jones, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
And yet Burns often got the hardest assignments, the ones with big potential rewards but that were more likely to end in disappointment, or at least ambiguity.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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disappointment
noun
dis·ap·point·ment
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint-mənt
1
: the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed
2
: one that disappoints
the play was a disappointment
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