Synonyms for disappointments
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dis-uh-point-muhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt mənt |
Top 10 synonyms for disappointments
- adverse fate
- bafflement
- bitter pill
- blind alley
- blunder
- bringdown
- bummer
- bust
- calamity
- despondency
- discouragement
- disgruntlement
- disillusion
- distress
- downer
- downfall
- drag
- dud
- error
- false alarm
- faux pas
- fiasco
- fizzle
- flash in the pan
- frustration
- impasse
- inefficacy
- lack of success
- lemon
- letdown
- miscalculation
- mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
- mistake
- mortification
- nonsuccess
- obstacle
- old one-two
- regret
- setback
- slip
- the knocks
- unfulfillment
- washout
Définition of disappointments
Origin :- 1610s, "fact of disappointing;" see disappoint + -ment. Meaning "state or feeling of being disappointed" is from 1756. Meaning "a thing that disappoints" is from 1756.
- noun saddening situation; letdown
- noun mental upset; displeasure
- Yet here he was, barely of age, and almost soured by disappointments.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Further endeavours also led to disappointments; but in the end the inventor was successful.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- These disappointments of her patronage were a sharp retort, and made me feel independent.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- After all the false alarms and disappointments, she was coming!
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- Miss Sommerton meditated bitterly on the disappointments and annoyances of the day.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- The themes are drawn from the revolution, its hopes and its disappointments.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- We all felt for his disappointments, and wished him better luck.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
- Whatever failures and disappointments you may meet with at first, do not be discouraged.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- We must think of the disappointments, the possible failure, the slender reward.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- To a man inured as Peter was to disappointments, what he had found was good.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
Antonyms for disappointments
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