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# disappointment

noun (disappointment — uncountable; a disappointment, disappointments)

«disappointment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Disappointment is the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does not happen or is not as good as you expected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#m1)
2. A disappointment is a thing or event that is not as good as hoped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and PSHE lessons disappointment is a normal feeling: losing a match, not getting a part in a play, or a cancelled trip. Learning to cope — talk about it, try again, look for the good — is part of growing up. Phrases: «to my disappointment», «a big disappointment», «hide your disappointment», «feel disappointment».

### Examples

- To our disappointment, the trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x1)
- The film was a big disappointment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x2)
- She tried to hide her disappointment when she lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x3)
- He felt disappointment but kept practising. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x4)
- The rainy holiday was a disappointment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x5)
- Disappointment is part of life, and it passes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x6)
- Much to my disappointment, the shop had sold out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x7)
- We shared his disappointment after the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x8)
- The crow, furious at his disappointment, flew angrily away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x9)

### Note

Spelling: dis + appoint + ment (one s, double p). Verb: disappoint; adjectives: disappointed (how you feel), disappointing (what causes it): «I was disappointed; the game was disappointing.»

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disappointment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disappointment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disappointment.html) on Mova free.