"disappointment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-disappointment.ogg [US] Forms: disappointment [singular], disappointments [plural]
Etymology: disappoint + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|disappoint|ment}} disappoint + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Disappointment is the feeling you have when something isn't as good as you expected.
    Sense id: simple-disappointment-en-noun-lsYS13Gl
  2. A disappointment is someone or something that isn't as good as you expected.
    Sense id: simple-disappointment-en-noun-gBbw2zDN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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