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disappointment

English

Etymology

disappoint +? -ment

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d?s??p??ntm?nt/

Noun

disappointment (countable and uncountable, plural disappointments)

  1. (uncountable) A feeling of sadness or frustration when a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • 1992, Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Choking back his disappointment after his own team's splendid wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa, he said: "I've got to be humble and say we were beaten by a very good side."
  2. (countable) A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.
    • 1990, Peter Hennessy, Cabinet, Basil Blackwell Ltd
      As the disappointments crowded in — the economy, Rhodesia, strife within the trade-union movement — Wilson tried the expedient of a semi-formal inner Cabinet, or Parliamentary Committee, as he misleadingly liked to call it.
  3. (uncountable) A feeling of sadness or frustration when a negative unexpected event occurs.
  4. (countable) That which causes feelings of disappointment.

Synonyms

  • let-down
  • setback

Related terms

  • disappoint

Translations

disappointment From the web:

  • what disappointment feels like
  • what disappointment means

calamity

English

Etymology

From Middle French calamité, from Latin calamit?s (“loss, damage; disaster”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??læm?ti/
  • Hyphenation: ca?lam?i?ty

Noun

calamity (plural calamities)

  1. An event resulting in great loss.
  2. The distress that results from some disaster.
    • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]
      They were behind twice, first in the 11th minute when James Morrison scored a goal that was a personal calamity for Hart, and then four minutes into the second half when Kenny Miller eluded Gary Cahill to score with a splendid left-foot drive.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:disaster

Related terms

  • calamitous

Translations

calamity From the web:

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  • what calamity befell the pandora
  • what calamity happens to josh’s hair how
  • what calamity has befallen thebes
  • what calamity hit orissa
  • what calamity hit orissa class 9
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