Plural of disappointment
regular plural
The plural of disappointment is disappointments.
Forms of disappointment
| Singular | disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | disappointments |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Disappointments in a sentence
- As the disappointments crowded in — the economy, Rhodesia, strife within the trade-union movement — Wilson tried the expedient of a semi-formal inner Cabinet, or Parliamentary Committee, as he misleadingly liked to call it.1990, Peter Hennessy, Cabinet, Basil Blackwell Ltd
- Not only that, as they waited they were subjected to several delays and disappointments.[2015, Chas Newkey-Burden, Adele: The Biography, updated edition, London: John Blake Publishing, →ISBN, page 228. From the entry daydreamer
- No disappointments there because we're cyberdating to maintain what we liked at first glance.1995 May 7, “Cyberdating's Fine if You First Know What You're Getting”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry cyberdate
- "So you see, my dear, your father's street-arab career is beset with disappointments."1908 February 19, Jack London, The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC. From the entry street-arab
- For Faulkner, these years marry professional triumphs and personal disappointments: the Nobel Prize for Literature and an increasingly unlifting depression.2006, Lisa C. Hickman, William Faulkner and Joan Williams: The Romance of Two Writers. From the entry marry
Meaning of disappointment
- noun The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.
- noun An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
- noun Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment.
Questions about the plural of disappointment
- What is the plural of disappointment?
- The plural of disappointment is disappointments.
- Is disappointment countable?
- Disappointment is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disappointment (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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