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 →

2) A disappointment is a thing or event that is not as good as hoped. tree →

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 →
• The film was a big disappointment. tree →
• She tried to hide her disappointment when she lost. tree →
• He felt disappointment but kept practising. tree →
• The rainy holiday was a disappointment. tree →
• Disappointment is part of life, and it passes. tree →
• Much to my disappointment, the shop had sold out. tree →
• We shared his disappointment after the final. tree →
• The crow, furious at his disappointment, flew angrily away. tree →

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.
• To a little brother, a gran or a cat, a broken promise means waiting, disappointment or hunger.
• Disappointment can tighten the throat muscles as you hold back tears; it fades, especially once you're moving.
• Disappointment is the feeling when things turn out worse than you hoped; it is normal and usually fades over days or weeks.
• Our brains remember disappointments more than good luck; keeping a simple tally shows the real numbers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disappointment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.