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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The feeling or quality of being disappointed. uncountable

   "[…] The pity came, When on her brow, that little trouble-dint, Or the mouth drooped in disappointedness."

Synonyms

All synonyms

disappointment

Example

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"[…] The pity came, When on her brow, that little trouble-dint, Or the mouth drooped in disappointedness."

Etymology

From disappointed + -ness.

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