Definitions
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- noun rare The state of mind resulting from excitedly
anticipating a stronglypromoted product, event, film, etc, and then beingdisappointed when it fails to meet theexpectations generated by this promotion.
Etymologies
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Blend of anticipation and disappointment
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Examples
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Flash forward to the end of 2009 and we seem to be suffering a collective case of what Mike Malloy calls "anticipointment," that depressing combination of having hopes raised only to have them ultimately unfulfilled.
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So it was with great and possible anticipointment that I decided to brave this world again and hope beyond hope that not only would Apple's new In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic work well and be convenient, but that it would work at all.
The iPhone Blog 2009
faraway commented on the word anticipointment
anticipointment noun. The disappointment which follows anticipation when expectations were excessively high. See Word Spy:
http://www.wordspy.com/words/anticipointment.asp
September 2, 2007