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# disappointment

«disappointment» in Mova's school dictionary: **the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (disappointment — uncountable; a disappointment, disappointments)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Disappointment is the sad feeling you get when something you hoped for does not happen or is not as good as you expected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#m1)

2) A disappointment is a thing or event that is not as good as hoped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and PSHE lessons disappointment is a normal feeling: losing a match, not getting a part in a play, or a cancelled trip. Learning to cope — talk about it, try again, look for the good — is part of growing up. Phrases: «to my disappointment», «a big disappointment», «hide your disappointment», «feel disappointment».

### examples

- To our disappointment, the trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x1)
- The film was a big disappointment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x2)
- She tried to hide her disappointment when she lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x3)
- He felt disappointment but kept practising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x4)
- The rainy holiday was a disappointment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x5)
- Disappointment is part of life, and it passes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x6)
- Much to my disappointment, the shop had sold out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x7)
- We shared his disappointment after the final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x8)
- The crow, furious at his disappointment, flew angrily away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/#x9)

### note

Spelling: dis + appoint + ment (one s, double p). Verb: disappoint; adjectives: disappointed (how you feel), disappointing (what causes it): «I was disappointed; the game was disappointing.»

### In the corpora

- ["Shucks!" is an old-fashioned American mild word for disappointment or shyness, used instead of a rude word.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/39-pardon-my-french/10/)
- [To a little brother, a gran or a cat, a broken promise means waiting, disappointment or hunger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/358-promises-to-little-brothers-gran-dad-and-the-cat/9/)
- [Disappointment can tighten the throat muscles as you hold back tears; it fades, especially once you're moving.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/70-the-kid-who-is-always-on-the-bench/15/)
- [Disappointment is the feeling when things turn out worse than you hoped; it is normal and usually fades over days or weeks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/25-disappointed-when-things-dont-go-the-way-you-hoped/7/)
- [Our brains remember disappointments more than good luck; keeping a simple tally shows the real numbers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disappointment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.