disappointment
disappointment
(dɪsəpɔɪntmənt )Word forms: plural disappointments
1. uncountable noun
Disappointment is the state of feeling disappointed.
Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in great disappointment.
Book early to avoid disappointment.
2. countable noun
Something or someone that is a disappointment is not as good as you had hoped.
For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment.
...this ne'er-do-well brother who was such a disappointment to his family.
