Defintion of the abstract word Disappointment

Imagine yourself as a young girl dressed in your beautiful dance costume. You are backstage with your friends waiting anxiously to perform. Suddenly your instructor announces that it is time to go on. You have been waiting to do this for months, perfecting each step and especially focusing on your solo. Somehow you've even managed to keep the solo a secret from your parents and are so excited to show them everything you've worked so …

…be regretful or give you a sense of failure. Everyone has been disappointed and will continue to be disappointed. This is because everyone has expectations of how something will turn out. When our expectations are not met or do not turn out as planned the feeling of disappointment is felt. Although it is a painful emotion we can become stronger from it. Disappointment teaches us to be appreciative of the positive things in our lives.