disappointments

Definition von disappointments im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: plural of disappointment
disappoint: To displease by e.g. underperforming
I am disappointed by this year's revenue.
disappointment: A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met
As the disappointments crowded in — the economy, Rhodesia, strife within the trade-union movement — Wilson tried the expedient of a semi-formal inner Cabinet, or Parliamentary Committee, as he misleadingly liked to call it. — Cabinet, Hennessy, Peter, Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1990.
disappointment: The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met
Choking back his disappointment after his own team's splendid wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa, he said: I've got to be humble and say we were beaten by a very good side. — Today, News Group Newspapers Ltd, 1992.
disappoint: to fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
disappoint: {v} to defeat of expectation, to balk
disappointment: {n} a defeat of hopes, a balk
ability to withstand disappointments: ability to cope with disappointment, capability to overcome adversity
disappoint: To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil
disappoint: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
disappoint: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
disappoint: If things or people disappoint you, they are not as good as you had hoped, or do not do what you hoped they would do. She knew that she would disappoint him. = let down
disappoint: To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result
disappoint: {f} disillusion, fail to meet expectations
disappointment: The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration
disappointment: Something or someone that is a disappointment is not as good as you had hoped. For many, their long-awaited homecoming was a bitter disappointment
disappointment: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
disappointment: That which disappoints
disappointment: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
disappointment: Disappointment is the state of feeling disappointed. Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in great disappointment Book early to avoid disappointment
disappointment: {i} state of not having expectations fulfilled
disappointment: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment