different between disappointment vs discouragement

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

English

Etymology

discourage +? -ment

Noun

discouragement (countable and uncountable, plural discouragements)

1. The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
2. The act of discouraging.
3. Anything that discourages.

Translations