Anticipointment is the feeling of eagerly waiting for an official announcement so that you can enjoy feeling appalled, crushed, and angry.
The Word Den suggests going out and doing something useful instead.
Thing Not To Feel Today: anticipointment. This is a mixture of the word anticipate, which comes from the Latin ante, before, and capere, to take, and the word disappointment. Things have rather come full-circle with this word, as in the 1300s disappoint meant to remove from office.
The Old French apointier means to put into a good condition, from a point, to a point.
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