anticipointment

slang The resulting disappointment when something that one has anticipated does not end up happening. If you're too excited for the event, you might end up with anticipointment.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

anticipointment

n. a disappointment about something that has been anticipated. (Contrived.) The fans really suffered a severe anticipointment when the knuckleheads came up with nada after four quarters of lackluster play.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

stick it out
stick it to the end
light at the end of the tunnel
make an end of (something)
(one's) race is run
draw to a close
culminate
culminate in
culminate in (something)
sign off

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词组	anticipointment
释义	anticipointment anticipointment slang The resulting disappointment when something that one has anticipated does not end up happening. If you're too excited for the event, you might end up with anticipointment. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. anticipointment n. a disappointment about something that has been anticipated. (Contrived.) The fans really suffered a severe anticipointment when the knuckleheads came up with nada after four quarters of lackluster play. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: stick it out stick it to the end light at the end of the tunnel make an end of (something) (one's) race is run draw to a close culminate culminate in culminate in (something) sign off References in periodicals archive With 'Anticipointment' (the feeling that high expectations are about to be dashed) being Spectator's chosen neologism for 2004, this was the year when there was much discussion about the sale of plano contact lenses--still an emotive and complex issue. A decade in optics: as the end of 2012 approaches, so too does the end of a decade of contributions from the current Spectator. An appropriate time to retrospectively assess what has changed in optics, and whether tentative predictions have come to pass ANTICIPOINTMENT The feeling when an event - such as a romp with a gorgeous man - just doesn't live up to your expectations. M RELATIONSHIPS: Now you're talking; We've all used words like "hunk" or "rat" to describe blokes. But what about an Ego Surfer, a Five Pinter or even, horror of horrors, a Vagitarian? A new book has come up with a whole new dating language. Here are the words you should learn
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