disappointment

noun dis·ap·point·ment \ ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint-mənt \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: disappointment in a Sentence

Definition of disappointment

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

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Examples of disappointment in a Sentence

She couldn't hide her disappointment.
He's a disappointment to his parents.

Recent Examples of disappointment from the Web

As is always the case with awards nominations, for every happy person who received an Emmy nomination Thursday morning, several others probably suffered a few pangs of disappointment.

— cary darling, Houston Chronicle, "Here's who got snubbed at the Emmy nominations," 12 July 2018
The hotness ratings struck a nerve among professors who said with no small amount of disappointment that America isn’t nearly as culturally advanced as some would like to think.

— alfred lubrano, Philly.com, "After complaints, Ratemyprofessors.com does away with its 'hotness' ratings," 11 July 2018
As the Three Lions made their thrilling run to the World Cup semifinal, England fans finally bought into a team that had been a multi-decades-long source of disappointment.

— andrew joseph, For The Win, "England fans stayed in the stadium to serenade the team after World Cup loss," 11 July 2018
Even a glimmer of a positive result from the BAN2401 study will be welcome news in the world of Alzheimer’s drug development, which has had a woeful 2018 that follows decades of disappointment.

— damian garde, STAT, "Biogen reports positive results with Alzheimer’s drug, reviving hopes for once-failed treatment," 5 July 2018
In the snowy woods, days will stretch, each packing a life’s worth of writing, of love, of disappointment.

— shelly oria, Longreads, "How to Be Single," 2 July 2018
The big thing in life is moving from a sense of disappointment to a kind of curiosity or acceptance.

— joe fassler, The Atlantic, "What J.D. Salinger Understood About Missed Connections," 19 June 2018
While Messi’s fans have had their fair share of disappointment throughout the World Cup so far, fans of another famous soccer player — Cristiano Ronaldo — have had much to cheer about.

— maria pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "So Shook: Earthquake Sensors Set Off by Thrilled World Cup Fans After Mexico's Victory," 18 June 2018
Hinchcliffe, meanwhile, sings a similar tune of disappointment.

— jim ayello, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar Texas preview: Why more mayhem could be on tap, and Will Power could win," 7 June 2018

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