anticippointment

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of anticipation +‎ disappointment

Noun[edit]

anticippointment (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) A feeling of anticipation followed by disappointment.
    The unparalleled media hype surrounding the new film guaranteed that fans would experience anticippointment.

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