anticippointment

noun

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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Meanings

nounanticippointment (uncountable)

alternative anticipointment

  1. informalrareuncountableA feeling of anticipation followed by disappointment.

    The unparalleled media hype surrounding the new film guaranteed that fans would experience anticippointment.

Origin

Blend of anticipation + disappointment.

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APA

anticippointment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticippointment

MLA

“anticippointment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticippointment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticippointment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticippointment.

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