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- pronunciation:
- dIs
poInt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Builder, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disappoints, disappointing, disappointed |
| definition 1: |
to fail to fulfill the expectations, wishes, or hopes of.
Not getting the scholarship she'd hoped for naturally disappointed her.The young man's uncharitable behavior toward his sister disappointed his parents.The show's writers were disappointed by its poor ratings.- synonyms:
- fail, let down
- antonyms:
- gratify, impress, satisfy
- similar words:
- betray, disenchant, disillusion, dissatisfy, frustrate
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| definition 2: |
to prevent the fulfillment of (desires, plans, expectations, or the like); thwart; frustrate.
The foul weather disappointed the crew's expectation of making land by nightfall.- synonyms:
- thwart
- similar words:
- defeat, foil, frustrate
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| related words: |
balk, chagrin, mock, thwart |
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| derivations: |
disappointingly (adv.), disappointer (n.) |
Disappoint comes from an early French word that means "to dismiss from an appointment or job."
Word Builder: disappoint +
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