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appointment
noun
a
planned
meeting
with
someone
at
a
specific
time
and
place
•
I
have
an
appointment
with
the
dentist
at
3
p
.
m
.
I
have
an
appointment
with
the
dentist
at
3
p
.
m
.
•
Please
book
an
appointment
before
you
come
to
the
embassy
.
Please
book
an
appointment
before
you
come
to
the
embassy
.
From
Middle
French
appointement
,
from
Old
French
apointement
,
from
apointer
“
to
arrange
,
settle
;
to
appoint
.”
noun
a
job
or
position
given
to
someone
,
especially
in
government
or
an
organization
•
Her
most
recent
appointment
is
as
ambassador
to
Spain
.
Her
most
recent
appointment
is
as
ambassador
to
Spain
.
•
The
committee
approved
his
appointment
to
the
board
of
directors
.
The
committee
approved
his
appointment
to
the
board
of
directors
.
Sense
developed
from
the
idea
of
something
formally
arranged
: “
a
position
assigned
.”
noun
the
act
of
choosing
someone
for
a
job
or
position
•
The
appointment
of
a
new
CEO
boosted
investor
confidence
.
The
appointment
of
a
new
CEO
boosted
investor
confidence
.
•
Parliament
debated
the
appointment
of
the
chief
justice
for
hours
.
Parliament
debated
the
appointment
of
the
chief
justice
for
hours
.
Derived
from
earlier
sense
of
‘
appoint
’
meaning
‘
assign
officially
.’
disappointment
noun
a
feeling
of
sadness
or
unhappiness
because
something
did
not
happen
as
hoped
or
expected
•
When
her
flight
was
cancelled
at
the
last
minute
,
Maria
felt
overwhelming
disappointment
.
When
her
flight
was
cancelled
at
the
last
minute
,
Maria
felt
overwhelming
disappointment
.
•
The
team
walked
off
the
field
in
silent
disappointment
after
losing
the
championship
match
.
The
team
walked
off
the
field
in
silent
disappointment
after
losing
the
championship
match
.
from
Middle
French
'desapointement'
,
originally
“
the
act
of
removing
from
office
,”
later
“
frustration
of
expectations
”,
formed
from
'disappoint'
+
'-ment'
noun
something
or
someone
that
fails
to
satisfy
hopes
or
expectations
•
The
highly
advertised
movie
turned
out
to
be
a
huge
disappointment
.
The
highly
advertised
movie
turned
out
to
be
a
huge
disappointment
.
•
For
his
parents
,
failing
the
exam
was
his
greatest
disappointment
.
For
his
parents
,
failing
the
exam
was
his
greatest
disappointment
.
same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
evolving
to
refer
to
the
person
or
thing
causing
the
feeling