Antonyms for disappointments

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dis-uh-point-muhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt mənt

Definition of disappointments

Origin : 1610s, "fact of disappointing;" see disappoint + -ment. Meaning "state or feeling of being disappointed" is from 1756. Meaning "a thing that disappoints" is from 1756.

noun saddening situation; letdown
noun mental upset; displeasure

Example sentences :

Yet here he was, barely of age, and almost soured by disappointments.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Further endeavours also led to disappointments; but in the end the inventor was successful.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

These disappointments of her patronage were a sharp retort, and made me feel independent.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

After all the false alarms and disappointments, she was coming!
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

Miss Sommerton meditated bitterly on the disappointments and annoyances of the day.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

The themes are drawn from the revolution, its hopes and its disappointments.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

We all felt for his disappointments, and wished him better luck.
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various

Whatever failures and disappointments you may meet with at first, do not be discouraged.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

We must think of the disappointments, the possible failure, the slender reward.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

To a man inured as Peter was to disappointments, what he had found was good.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

Synonyms for disappointments

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