Dis`ap*point"ment (?), n. [Cf. F.
désappointement.] 1.The act of
disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure
of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan;
frustration.
If we hope for things of which we have not thoroughly
considered the value, our disappointment will be greater than
our pleasure in the fruition of them.