Definition
The quality or state of being disappointing; the degree to which something fails to meet expectations.
Etymology
From 'disappoint' (from Old French 'desappointer') + '-ing' (present participle) + '-ness' (abstract noun suffix). The prefix 'dis-' means to reverse or negate, so 'disappoint' originally meant to remove from an appointed position, evolving to mean failing to fulfill expectations.
Kelly Says
This word is so specific that it barely exists in real English—most people just say 'disappointment'! It shows how English lets us add '-ingness' to almost any adjective, creating these rare technical terms that linguists call 'productivity'—the ability to generate infinite new words from existing building blocks.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በለጠ አስቸኳይ
be-let-e as-che-kway
ARالعربية
خيبة أمل
khiba aml
BNবাংলা
অবমাননা
ob-ma-na-na
CACatalà
decepció
de-sep-syo
CSČeština
zklamání
zkla-ma-ni
DADansk
fortvivlelse
fort-vi-vlel-se
DEDeutsch
Enttäuschung
ent-tash-ung
ELΕλληνικά
απογοήτευση
a-po-go-e-te-u-si
ESEspañol
decepción
de-sep-syon
FAفارسی
ناامیدی
na-a-midi
FISuomi
pettymys
pet-ty-mys
FRFrançais
déception
deh-sep-syon
HIहिन्दी
निराशा
ni-ra-sha
HUMagyar
elkeserűdés
el-kes-er-u-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekecewaan
ke-ke-ce-waan
ITItaliano
delusione
de-loo-zyo-neh
KMKM
ការបាត់បង់
ka-r ba-t-bang
MSBahasa Melayu
kekecewaan
ke-ke-ce-waan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Spielen
ky-splay-en
NLNederlands
teleurstelling
te-le-urs-tel-ling
NONorsk
skuffelse
skuff-el-se
PLPolski
rozczarowanie
ro-z-char-o-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
decepção
de-sep-syon
RORomână
dezamăgire
de-za-ma-gi-re
RUРусский
обидность
obi-d-no-st
SVSvenska
besvikelse
be-svik-el-se
SWKiswahili
kuhusi
ku-hu-si
TAதமிழ்
ஏமாற்றம்
ae-ma-ra-tt-am
THไทย
ความผิดหวัง
kwan-muan-pit-wang
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-lin-lan-gan
UKУкраїнська
розчарування
roz-char-u-van-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự thất vọng
su-thuat-vong
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la