disappointment
Meaning
Disappointment is the feeling of sadness or displeasure that arises when expectations are not met or when something does not turn out as hoped.
💡 A common mistake is to confuse disappointment with disillusionment, which refers to losing faith in something once believed to be true.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Maya
waited
at
home
for
her
exam
result
and
tried
to
stay
calm
.
When
she
opened
the
message
,
she
felt
a
deep
disappointment
because
the
grade
was
lower
than
she
expected
.
Her
teacher
had
said
the
test
would
be
difficult
,
so
she
was
not
entirely
surprised
,
but
it
still
made
her
think
about
her
study
habits
.
She
decided
to
ask
a
classmate
for
help
and
arrange
a
weekly
study
time
so
she
could
improve
.
Although
the
result
was
hard
to
accept
,
she
believed
that
steady
work
would
lead
to
better
outcomes
next
term
.
Common Phrases
deep disappointment
sense of disappointment
disappointment in
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