Enttäuschung
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German
Etymology
enttäuschen (“to disappoint”) + -ung
Pronunciation
Noun
Enttäuschung f (genitive Enttäuschung, plural Enttäuschungen)
- disappointment, let-down, bummer, frustration
- disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusion
- (narratology) anticlimax
Declension
Declension of Enttäuschung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Enttäuschung | die | Enttäuschungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Enttäuschung | der | Enttäuschungen |
| dative | einer | der | Enttäuschung | den | Enttäuschungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Enttäuschung | die | Enttäuschungen |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Enttäuschung” in Duden online
- “Enttäuschung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache