What is another word for disappointment?
Synonyms for disappointment
ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt məntdis·ap·point·ment
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word disappointment.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
disappointment
Chagrin unites disappointment with some degree of humiliation. A rainy day may bring disappointment; needless failure in some enterprise brings chagrin. Shame involves the consciousness of fault, guilt, or impropriety; chagrin of failure of judgment, or harm to reputation. A consciousness that one has displayed his own ignorance will cause him mortification, however worthy his intent; if there was a design to deceive, the exposure will cover him with shame.
Synonyms:
chagrin, confusion, discomposure, dismay, humiliation, mortification, shame, vexationAntonyms:
delight, exultation, glory, rejoicing, triumphPreposition:
He felt deep chagrin at (because of, on account of) failure.
Princeton's WordNet
disappointment, letdownnoun
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
"his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
Synonyms:
dashing hopes, letdowndisappointment, dashing hopesnoun
an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Synonyms:
dashing hopes, letdown
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
bad news
Dictionary of English Synonymes
disappointmentnoun
Synonyms:
failure, miscarriage, frustration, ill success, want of success
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
disappointmentnoun
Synonyms:
frustration, dissatisfaction, balking, defeat, nonsuccess
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "disappointment":
disillusionment, frustration, disenchantment, disillusion, deception, disappointed, dismay, regret, discouragement, displeasure, dissatisfaction, discontent, bummer
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#7453 | confusion | |
#8184 | shame | |
#9704 | disappointed | |
#12121 | regret | |
#12132 | humiliation | |
#13243 | frustration | |
#15524 | deception | |
#15535 | disappointment | |
#27687 | dissatisfaction | |
#32460 | discontent | |
#33345 | dismay | |
#44579 | bummer | |
#44943 | chagrin | |
#48141 | displeasure | |
#61088 | disillusionment | |
#67228 | mortification | |
#70526 | letdown | |
#73210 | discouragement | |
#90788 | disenchantment | |
#100265 | vexation | |
#109571 | disillusion |
How to use disappointment in a sentence?
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy -- the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
I'm trying not to expect anything, because expectations can set us up for disappointment, still, it's easy to have those expectations, given 'The Dark Knight Returns'' status as a Batman classic. The world Miller built is fantastically dark and packed with so much social commentary that several re-reads in, I still feel like I'm finding tidbits relevant to today.
The brand of the Suozzi-type Democrats is one of the disappointment, we are not seeing the policies that Americans, in general, want being most forward. And that is the reason for the rise of the India Waltons of the world.
While long-term fundamentals remain relatively supportive, the short-term picture is more challenging, high earnings expectations provide room for disappointment and the relative earnings revisions have been the weakest of all the main regions.
I have to express my disappointment at the cheap shot you took at Joe Biden via Twitter, it was unprofessional. I expect better.
Translations for disappointment
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- خيبة أملArabic
- неприя́тност, разочарова́ниеBulgarian
- zklamáníCzech
- EnttäuschungGerman
- απογοήτευσηGreek
- malkontentigoEsperanto
- decepciónSpanish
- pettymysFinnish
- déceptionFrench
- briseadh-dùil, mealladh-dùilScottish Gaelic
- אכזבהHebrew
- հիասթափությունArmenian
- vonbrigðiIcelandic
- 失望Japanese
- 失望, 실망Korean
- keteketeMāori
- നിരാശ, ഇച്ഛാഭംഗംMalayalam
- skuffelseNorwegian
- teleurstelling, tegenslag, tegenvallerDutch
- vonbrot, skuffelse, vonbrottNorwegian Nynorsk
- zawód, rozczarowaniePolish
- decepçãoPortuguese
- dezamăgire, decepțieRomanian
- неприя́тность, разочарова́ниеRussian
- разочарење, razočarenjeSerbo-Croatian
- razočaranjeSlovene
- besvikelseSwedish
- ఆశాభంగంTelugu
- thất vọng, sự, 失望Vietnamese
Get even more translations for disappointment »
Translation
Find a translation for the disappointment synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"disappointment." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 Jun 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/disappointment>.
Discuss these disappointment synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In