1. A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
   "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
   - letdown 
2. An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
   - dashing hopes

Derived forms: disappointments

See also: disappoint

Type of: dissatisfaction, failure

Encyclopedia: Disappointment

• disqualification
• disqualified
• disqualify
• disqualifying
• disquiet
• disquieted
• disquieting
• disquietingly
• disquietude
• disquisition
• Disraeli
• disrate
• disregard
• disregarded
• disregardful
• disregarding
• disregardless
• disrelish
• disremember
• disrepair
• disreputability
• disreputable
• disreputable person
• disreputableness
• disreputably