Disappointment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈoʊfʊts/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈoʊfʊts/.

Examples

his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

letdown dashing hopes

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized “his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment”
noun	an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

Word Forms

disappoint	verb	fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
let down	verb	fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Enttäuschung

ein Gefühl der Unzufriedenheit, das entsteht, wenn Ihre Erwartungen nicht erfüllt werden

🇫🇷French

déception

un sentiment d'insatisfaction qui survient lorsque vos attentes ne se réalisent pas

🇪🇸Spanish

decepción

Un sentimiento de insatisfacción que resulta cuando sus expectativas no se cumplen.

🇮🇹Italian

delusione

una sensazione di insoddisfazione che risulta quando le tue aspettative non vengono realizzate

🇳🇱Dutch

teleurstelling

een gevoel van ontevredenheid dat ontstaat als uw verwachtingen niet worden waargemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

desapontamento

um sentimento de insatisfação que surge quando suas expectativas não são realizadas

🇷🇺Russian

разочарование

чувство неудовлетворенности, которое возникает, когда ваши ожидания не оправдываются

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराशा

असंतोष की भावना जो तब उत्पन्न होती है जब आपकी अपेक्षाएँ पूरी नहीं होतीं

🇧🇩Bengali

হতাশা

অসন্তোষের অনুভূতি যা আপনার প্রত্যাশা পূরণ না হলে ফলাফল হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்றம்

உங்கள் எதிர்பார்ப்புகள் நிறைவேறாத போது ஏற்படும் அதிருப்தி உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాశ

మీ అంచనాలు నెరవేరనప్పుడు కలిగే అసంతృప్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

निराशा

असंतोषाची भावना ज्याचा परिणाम जेव्हा तुमच्या अपेक्षा पूर्ण होत नाहीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાશા

અસંતોષની લાગણી કે જ્યારે તમારી અપેક્ષાઓ સાકાર ન થાય ત્યારે પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಶೆ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾಕಾರಗೊಳಿಸದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಅತೃಪ್ತಿಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാശ

നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രതീക്ഷകൾ സാക്ഷാത്കരിക്കപ്പെടാത്തപ്പോൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന അസംതൃപ്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ

ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਉਦੋਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਉਮੀਦਾਂ ਪੂਰੀਆਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

مایوسی

عدم اطمینان کا احساس جس کا نتیجہ اس وقت ہوتا ہے جب آپ کی توقعات پوری نہیں ہوتیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

失望

当你的期望没有实现时产生的不满情绪

🇯🇵Japanese

失望

期待が実現されなかったときに生じる不満の感情

🇰🇷Korean

실망

당신의 기대가 실현되지 않았을 때 나타나는 불만감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thất vọng

cảm giác không hài lòng xảy ra khi kỳ vọng của bạn không được thực hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดหวัง

ความรู้สึกไม่พอใจที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อความคาดหวังของคุณไม่เป็นจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekecewaan

perasaan tidak puas yang timbul ketika harapan Anda tidak terwujud

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabigo

isang pakiramdam ng kawalang-kasiyahan na nagreresulta kapag ang iyong mga inaasahan ay hindi natupad

🇲🇾Malay

kekecewaan

perasaan tidak puas hati yang terhasil apabila jangkaan anda tidak direalisasikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خيبة أمل

الشعور بعدم الرضا الذي ينتج عندما لا تتحقق توقعاتك

🇮🇷Persian

ناامیدی

احساس نارضایتی که زمانی ایجاد می شود که انتظارات شما برآورده نشود

🇹🇷Turkish

hayal kırıklığı

Beklentileriniz gerçekleşmediğinde ortaya çıkan tatminsizlik hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַכזָבָה

תחושת חוסר שביעות רצון הנובעת כאשר הציפיות שלך לא מתממשות

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