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Synonyms of disappointment in English:

disappointment


See US English definition of disappointment

See UK English definition of disappointment

See Spanish definition of desilusión

noun

1‘members expressed disappointment at the decision’

SYNONYMS
sadness, regret, dismay, sorrow
dispiritedness, despondency, heavy-heartedness, depression
distress, mortification, chagrin
disenchantment, disillusionment
displeasure, discontent, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement
ANTONYMS

satisfaction, happiness

2‘he agreed that the recent defeats against Norway and the USA had been bitter disappointments’

SYNONYMS
failure, let-down, non-event, anticlimax
misfortune, setback, blow, reversal, stroke of bad luck, body blow, one in the eye
fiasco, disaster, catastrophe, mess, debacle
British damp squib
informal flop, dud, washout, non-starter, lead balloon
ANTONYMS

success

3‘the disappointment of the high hopes invested in reform’

SYNONYMS
frustration, thwarting, balking, foiling, dashing, baffling
defeat, failure, lack of success
ANTONYMS

fulfilment