disappointment

decepción, desilusión

Tristeza que se siente cuando algo resulta peor de lo que se esperaba.

En inglés sencillo: The sadness you feel when something is worse than you hoped.

• I could hear disappointment in her voice.
• He struggled to hide his disappointment.
• To our disappointment, the concert was cancelled.

Cómo se usa: disappointment at/with something (She expressed disappointment with the results.)

Sinónimos: dismay

Expresiones frecuentes: deep disappointment, hide disappointment

decepción

Persona, cosa o experiencia que resulta peor de lo que se esperaba.

En inglés sencillo: A person, thing, or experience that is worse than you hoped.

• The meal was a disappointment.
• Their final performance proved a huge disappointment.
• Was the hotel a disappointment to you?

Cómo se usa: a disappointment to someone (The cancelled trip was a disappointment to the children.)

Sinónimos: letdown

Expresiones frecuentes: a disappointment, great disappointment, bitter disappointment