Adolescence /ˌæd

desire /dɪˈzaɪə r / /-ˈzaɪr/ noun WANT
1. [ C or U ] a strong feeling that you want something
I certainly have no desire to have children.
There is a strong desire for peace among the people.
He needed to satisfy his desire for revenge.
[ + to infinitive ] She had a burning/strong desire to go back to her home country before she died.
Several people have expressed a desire to see the report.
disappointment /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ noun
1. [ U ] the feeling of being disappointed
Book early to avoid disappointment.
To my (great) disappointment (= sadness) , he decided to leave.
2. [ C usually singular ] something or someone that is not what you were hoping it would be
The party turned out to be a huge disappointment.
I'm afraid I've been rather a disappointment to my parents.
experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ri. ə n t  s/ /-ˈspɪr.i-/ noun
1. [ U ] (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing or feeling things
Do you have any experience of working with kids (= Have you ever worked with them) ?
The best way to learn is by experience (= by doing things) .
I know from experience that Tony never keeps his promises.
I don't think she has the experience for the job (= enough knowledge and skill for it) .
In my experience, people generally smile back if you smile at them.
The experience of pain (= what pain feels like) varies from one person to another.
There's nothing we can do about it now, we'll just have to put it down to experience (= consider it as a mistake we can learn from) .
2. [ C ] something that happens to you that affects how you feel
I had a rather unpleasant experience at the dentist's.
It was interesting hearing about his experiences as a policeman.
I did meet him once and it was an experience I shall never forget.