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- Dictionarydisappoint/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
verb
- 1. fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: "I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit" Similar Opposite
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DISAPPOINT definition: 1. to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy: 2. to…. Learn more.
If things or people disappoint you, they are not as good as you had hoped, or do not do what you hoped they would do. She knew that she would disappoint him. [ VERB noun ]
1. to fail to meet the expectations, hopes, desires, or standards of; let down. 2. to prevent the fulfilment of (a plan, intention, etc); frustrate; thwart. [C15 (originally meaning: to remove from office): from Old French desapointier; see dis- 1, appoint]
Disappoint definition: to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of. See examples of DISAPPOINT used in a sentence.
to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid I can't come after all. We don't want to disappoint the fans. Fewer examples. Getting a B for that paper really disappointed me, as I was hoping for an A.
to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate; to fail to meet a hope or expectation : to cause disappointment… See the full definition
Today, disappoint can apply to anyone or anything that does not achieve the expected results — and ways to express that we are disappointed go beyond firing people or kicking them out of office. For example, if you buy a product that disappoints, you won't buy it again.
[transitive, intransitive] to make somebody feel sad because something that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped. disappoint (somebody) Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans. I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested.
disappoint meaning, definition, what is disappoint: to make someone feel unhappy because som...: Learn more.
verb. disappointed, disappoints. To fail to satisfy the hopes or expectations of; leave unsatisfied. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause disappointment. Her popular novels never disappoint. Webster's New World. To undo or frustrate (a plan, intention, etc.); balk; thwart. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
