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adjective
- 1. failing to fulfil someone's hopes or expectations: "the team made a disappointing start" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ / us / ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. B1. making you feel disappointed: What a disappointing result! The response to our advertisement has been somewhat disappointing. Synonym. unsatisfying. Fewer examples. Tiger Woods is determined to erase the memory of a disappointing Cup debut two years ago.
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 essay really disappointed me, as I was hoping for an A.
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.
: failing to meet expectations. a disappointing meal. disappointingly. ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯin-tiŋ-lē. adverb. Examples of disappointing in a Sentence.
: to fail to meet a hope or expectation : to cause disappointment. where the show disappoints most is in the work of the younger generation John Ashbery. Synonyms. cheat. dissatisfy. fail. let down. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of disappoint in a Sentence. The team disappointed its fans. The show may disappoint some viewers.
adjective. /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ not as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed. a disappointing result/performance/defeat. The team has had a disappointing start to the season. disappointing for somebody The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved.
Disappointing definition: failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations. See examples of DISAPPOINTING used in a sentence.
Something that's disappointing isn't what you'd hoped for. A disappointing baseball season usually means that your favorite team lost a lot of games. When the candidate you voted for loses, it's a disappointing election result, and a disappointing grade in your math class is lower than what you hoped or expected it would be.
adjective B1. Something that is disappointing is not as good or as large as you hoped it would be. The wine was excellent, but the food was disappointing. The recession is largely blamed for the disappointing response to the appeal. Synonyms: unsatisfactory, inadequate, discouraging, sorry More Synonyms of disappointing.
Disappoint definition: to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of. See examples of DISAPPOINT used in a sentence.
