Word means anticipatory endorsement.
I was setting up a good new high-end stereo the other day. I’d be interested in purchasing it now. How did the radio work when we turned it on? I immediately got that sinking feeling and started to think that the stereo might turn out to be a lemon (it wasn’t).
Upon looking for words to describe the creeping feeling of dread and loneliness that the most desired thing or event will turn out to be less wonderful than anticipated. I have an “i’m a girl?” but my best name is “anticipatory disappointment”. What is this combination of fear and hope that might have one both praying and swearing at the same time? What do you think your thoughts are?
How can you explain this fact?
I was credited with inventing this word for a holiday card I designed at my ad agency in the 70’s. The card read, “There’s only one word that truly describes the war, spirit and love of the holiday season.” Open to, “Acceptment”. I remember this day that was memorialized and published in the Atlantic Magazine in Word Trak. Ray Jacobs
vs. Joe Paul.
This is a Urban Dictionary so you can’t use it in formal communication but it seems to capture what you were getting at.
Anticipointment
‘gut wrenching emotion felt deep in the belly of a person unrealistically looking forward to an upcoming event immediately after the reality of extreme disapointment has replaced the anticipated happiness There
is also: dismay
dread
unease
but
I personally prefer anticipointment…
What happens if you feel an ominous feeling in your stomach?
From a direct perception that something bad happens, something that can make a person feel more sad or uneasy is not so good.
You could also go dark, unpromising, or unfavorable. Is Ominous Good?
I
feel like an idiot and so bad all the
time. foreboding The feeling that something sad will happen; fearful apprehension
Letdown 1. Letdown 2. Letdown 3. How can I make sure I am not letdown 2. To be
clear, the cancellation of the first Halftime soccer game was a real letdown. What was the problem?
If you don’t even know you’re going to suffer a letdown, but you’re increasingly fearing you might, you could say you’re having qualms/misgivings or you’re apprehensive.
What happens if you feel an ominous feeling in your stomach?
From a direct perception that something bad happens, something that can make a person feel more sad or uneasy is not so good.
You could also go dark, unpromising, or unfavorable. Is Ominous Good?
This is a Urban Dictionary so you can’t use it in formal communication but it seems to capture what you were getting at.
Anticipointment
‘gut wrenching emotion felt deep in the belly of a person unrealistically looking forward to an upcoming event immediately after the reality of extreme disapointment has replaced the anticipated happiness There
is also: dismay
dread
unease
but
I personally prefer anticipointment…
I
feel like an idiot and so bad all the
time. foreboding The feeling that something sad will happen; fearful apprehension
Letdown 1. Letdown 2. Letdown 3. How can I make sure I am not letdown 2. To be
clear, the cancellation of the first Halftime soccer game was a real letdown. What was the problem?
If you don’t even know you’re going to suffer a letdown, but you’re increasingly fearing you might, you could say you’re having qualms/misgivings or you’re apprehensive.
I
feel like an idiot and so bad all the
time. foreboding The feeling that something sad will happen; fearful apprehension
