disappointment
/dɪsəˈpɔɪntm(ə)nt/
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American sound/dɪsəˈpɔɪntm(ə)nt/
dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
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dɪsə - ˈpɔɪntmənt -> disappointment
Myanmar meaning
(n) စိတ်ပျက်ခြင်း။ စိတ်ထိခိုက်ခြင်း။ စိတ်ပျက်စရာ။ စိတ်ထိခိုက်စရာ။ စိတ် အနှောင့်အယှက်။
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disappointment /dÇsǝ'pↄÇntmǝnt/ n
၁။ [U] စိတ်ပျက်ခြင်း။ စိတ်ထိခိုက်ခြင်း။
To our great disappointment , it rained on the day of the picnic. ❍ The Treasury expressed disappointment at the latest signs of wage inflation.
၂။ [C] ~ (to sb) စိတ်ပျက်စရာ။ စိတ်ထိခိုက်စရာ။ စိတ် အနှောင့်အယှက်။
Not getting the job was a bitter/major disappointment. ❍ His children are a disappointment to him.
More examples
- [disappointment at] : Diplomats expressed disappointment at the lack of progress.
- [to someone’s disappointment] : Jackson cancelled the concert, to the great disappointment of his fans.
- [disappointment with] : The representatives acknowledged their disappointment with the negotiations.
- [a big/great/bitter/major disappointment] : Newcombe has described the defeat as the biggest disappointment of his career.
- [disappointment to] : I’m such a disappointment to her.
Synonyms
dissatisfaction, displeasure, distress, discontent, disenchantment, disillusionment, frustration, regret, adverse fate, adversity, bafflement, bitter pill, blind alley, blow, blunder, bringdown, bummer, bust, calamity, chagrin, defeat, despondency, disaster, discouragement, disgruntlement, disillusion, downer, downfall, drag, drawback, dud, error, failure, false alarm, faux pas, fiasco, fizzle, flash in the pan, hindrance, impasse, inconvenience, inefficacy, lack of success, lemon, letdown, miscalculation, mischance, misfortune, mishap, mistake, mortification, nonsuccess, obstacle, old one-two, setback, slip, the knocks, unfulfillment, washout
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