failure vs disappointment

failure and disappointment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
failure	Yes	No	No	No
disappointment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disappointment is a hyponym of failure; that is, disappointment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than failure:

failure: an unexpected omission
disappointment: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone

Other hyponyms of failure include dashing hopes, breach, copout.

failure (noun)	disappointment (noun)
an act that fails	an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
an unexpected omission	a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
lack of success
loss of ability to function normally
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

failure vs disappointment

failure and disappointment both are nouns.

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