The meaning of DISAPPOINTMENT is the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed. How to use disappointment in a sentence.
A disappointment is what happens when things don't go your way. That sad, frustrated feeling of loss that follows? It's also called disappointment. The noun disappointment comes from the Middle French word disappointer, meaning “undo the appointment,” or “remove from office.”
DISAPPOINTMENT meaning: 1. the feeling of being disappointed: 2. something or someone that is not what you were hoping it…. Learn more.
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.
the state or feeling of being disappointed: Her disappointment was very great when she didn't get the job. a person or thing that disappoints: The play was a disappointment.
(countable) Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment. Even a trip to beautiful California can be a disappointment. What a disappointment! Used with the prepositions at/with/over.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun disappointment, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of disappointment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable] the feeling of being sad because something has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected or hoped. Book early for the show to avoid disappointment. To our great disappointment, it rained every day of the trip.