Enttäuschung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bummer noun A disappointing or unfortunate situation; a shame.
- disappointment noun The feeling of sadness or letdown when something doesn't meet expectations.
- disillusionment noun A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
Senses
Enttäuschung is used for these senses in English:
- disappointment (countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
- disillusionment A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
- let-down (countable) A disappointment or anticlimax.
bummer — full definition
- noun A disappointing or unfortunate situation; a shame.
- intj An exclamation of sympathy or mild frustration at bad news.
disappointment — full definition
- noun The feeling of sadness or letdown when something doesn't meet expectations.
- noun Something or someone that fails to meet expectations.