Want to use Disappointment correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like failure.
Disappointment in a sentence
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Disappointment meaning
- The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.
- An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
- Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment.
Synonyms of Disappointment
Example sentences (20)
At 22-26, it would be difficult to categorize the ‘ season up to this point as anything other than a disappointment.
For fans of these shows, it's a prominent disappointment, and a sad decision to stop watching their beloved TV shows.
But in reality, it's only a tiresome replay of what turned HBO's greatest series into an international disappointment.
Despite their disappointment, Collingwood proved they can go toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the competition.
In that lieu, I'm afraid the risks are skewed towards this week's policy meeting being a disappointment for yen bulls.
It's not often that viewers get to see Yamamoto in action; however, when they do, it is rarely a disappointment.
But despite his disappointment, the strongman told of his pride at raising thousands of pounds for the hospice.
As they tend to be fairly quick at this time of year, we'd advise being quick, as to avoid any disappointment.
For longtime Messi fans, and 17-year-old high school soccer player Josh Ocampo, this is a huge disappointment.
His attorney David Kenner expressed disappointment with the jury’s decision, and vowed to appeal the ruling.
A councillor has expressed disappointment at the progress being made in the development of a new Central Library for Sligo.
First, the prior month was revised up a tick to +0.1 per cent, offsetting half the April disappointment.
As a matter of fact, it is a disappointment because the result didn’t match the level of structural and organisational support.
But, like him, she said she tries not to dwell on her disappointment in how the situation was handled.
Days later, Kourtney shared a cryptic post about disappointment on Poosh's official Instagram account.
Despite the disappointment, several swimmers reached out to McIntosh, offering words of encouragement.
Eddie Howe has admitted that missing out on the Champions League would now feel like a disappointment.
Harris’ second season can probably be fairly described as a disappointment as a whole, but it also has to be viewed in sections.
In doing so, she draws our attention to the centrality of disappointment in American political life.
As this week's planning meeting drew to a close, Cllr Ian James took the opportunity to express his disappointment at the decision.
Common combinations with disappointment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the disappointment 23×
- disappointment of 19×
- expressed disappointment 15×
- of disappointment 14×
- disappointment and 14×
- disappointment that 11×
- disappointment over 11×
- disappointment at 9×
- disappointment in 9×
- his disappointment 9×
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