欠けつ望ぼう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

disappointment; disillusion; resentment

Rare literary noun/suru-verb expressing a mix of disappointment, disillusion, and resentment. Not used in everyday conversation; modern equivalents include 失望, 幻滅, or 恨み depending on nuance.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばに深ふかい欠けつ望ぼうを感かんじた。

  I felt deep disappointment and resentment at his words.

• 古ふるい小しょう説せつで「欠けつ望ぼうの念ねん」という表ひょう現げんを見みかけた。

  I came across the phrase 'a feeling of 欠望' in an old novel.