disappointment
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/dih-suh-POYNT-muhnt
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/dih-suh-POYNT-muhnt
Meaningthe state of being let down
Common meaning: sadness when hopes are not met
- disappointto appointSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 168 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Old Frenchapointer‘to appoint’source
- Old Frenchdesapointersource
- Englishdisappoint‘let down’
- Englishformed in English from disappointdisappointment‘sadness when hopes are not met’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from disappoint + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISAPPOINT, p.168 · scan
Source words
- apointer Old French · source word “to appoint”
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