失望

しつぼう

Disappointment, despair

N3noun·shitsubou

How to remember it

失 (lose) plus 望 (hope) — losing hope, the very essence of despair.

Example sentences

  • 彼の言葉に失望した。

    かれのことばにしつぼうした。

    I was disappointed by his words.

  • 結果を見て失望した。

    けっかをみてしつぼうした。

    I felt despair when I saw the result.

Usage

Often used as 失望する; fairly formal, typically about people or outcomes.

Related words

絶望期待落胆失敗

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