anticipointment
English
Etymology
Blend of anticipation and disappointment
Noun
anticipointment (uncountable)
- (rare) The state of mind resulting from excitedly anticipating a strongly promoted product, event, film, etc, and then being disappointed when it fails to meet the expectations generated by this promotion.
- The unparalleled media hype surrounding Star Wars: The Phantom Menace guaranteed that fans would experience anticipointment.