Definition of Disappointment
Disappointment
The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration.
That which disappoints.
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Disappointment Quotations
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
Henry David Thoreau
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
Jim Rohn
A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
Carl Jung
When people get married because they think it's a long-time love affair, they'll be divorced very soon, because all love affairs end in disappointment. But marriage is a recognition of a spiritual identity.
Joseph Campbell
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
Ambrose Bierce
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
Eric Hoffer
For many my behavior has been a major disappointment, my behavior has caused considerable worry to my business partners, and everyone involved in my business, but most importantly to the young people we influence, I apologize.
Tiger Woods
Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.
Les Brown
Disappointment Translations
disappointment in Dutch is smart, leed, verdriet
disappointment in Italian is disillusione
disappointment in Norwegian is skuffelse
disappointment in Portuguese is desapontamento
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