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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

désappointement

The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration.

If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly considered the value, our

disappointment

will be greater than our pleasure in the fruition of them.

Addison.

disappointment

thou canst bless.

Keble.

Syn. – Miscarriage; frustration; balk.

Noun.

Defeat or failure of expectation, hope, wish, desire or intention; miscarriage of design or plan.

We are apt to complain of the disappointment of our hopes and schemes, but disappointments often prove blessings and save us from calamity or ruin.