disappointment
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,459 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,957 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized also: letdown his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment
- an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone also: dashing hopes
disappointment in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I could not bear to think of the disappointment that would be.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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The chief of the detective of police made a gesture of disappointment.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Slow tears of disappointment grew under Leah's heavy lids and splashed upon the coveted ticket.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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So when he heard Dino coming up the stairs, he unloaded his disappointment on him.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Tonight through the soreness of a bitter disappointment he put his finger on the highest note of his character and resolved.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1