Polyglot Dictionary

Enttäuschung

/ɛntˈtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Enttäuschungen

Meaning

  1. disappointment

    From enttäuschen (to disappoint).

    • Das Ergebnis war eine große Enttäuschung.

      The result was a great disappointment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

chasco

chasco is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "disappointment."

Spanish

decepción

decepción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "disappointment."

Practice

1 What does Enttäuschung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Ergebnis war eine große ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Enttäuschung?

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