# disappointment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ · frequency rank #7,007

## Definitions
1. The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.
2. An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
3. Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment.

## Etymology
From disappoint + -ment.

## Common misspellings (20)
`ddisappointment`, `diasppointment`, `disapointment`, `disapopintment`, `disappiontment`, `disappoinmtent`, `disappoinntment`, `disappointemnt`, `disappointmennt`, `disappointmentt`, `disappointmetn`, `disappointmment`, `disappointmnet`, `disappointtment`, `disappoitnment`, `disapponitment`, `dispapointment`, `dissappointment`, `dsiappointment`, `idsappointment`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disappointment