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disappoint

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dis·ap·point  (ds-point)
v. dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points
v.tr.
1. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.
2. To frustrate or thwart: "I will not disappoint the confidence you have put in me" (Wayne A. Budd).
v.intr.
To cause disappointment.

[Middle English disappointen, from Old French desapointier, to remove from office : des-, dis- + apointer, apointier, to appoint; see appoint.]

disappoint
Verb
1. to fail to meet the expectations or hopes of; let down
2. to prevent the fulfilment of (a plan, etc.); frustrate [Old French desapointier]
disappointed adj
disappointing adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disappoint - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
betray, fail - disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
come short, fall short - fail to meet (expectations or standards)
disenchant, disillusion - free from enchantment
frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

disappoint
Translations
disappoint [dɪsəˈpɔɪnt] vtdecepcionar [+ hopes]; defraudar

disappoint [dɪsəˈpɔɪnt] vtdécevoir

disappoint [dɪsəˈpɔɪnt] vtenttäuschen

disappoint [dɪsəˈpɔɪnt] vtdeludere

disappoint
v disappoint [disəˈpoint]
to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of London disappointed her after all she had heard about it. teleurstel, nie aan verwagtings voldoen nie يُخيِّب الأمَل разочаровам zklamat skuffe enttäuschen απογοητεύω decepcionar, defraudar pettumust valmistama ناامید کردن؛ دلسرد کردن tuottaa pettymys décevoir לְאָכזֵב निराश करना, हताश करना razočarati kiábrándít mengecewakan valda vonbrigðum deludere 失望させる 실망시키다, 기대를 저버리다 nuvilti pievilt cerības mengecewakan teleurstellen skuffe, svike rozczarować decepcionar a dezamăgi разочаровывать sklamať razočarati razočarati göra besviken ทำให้ผิดหวัง düş kırıklığına uğratmak 使失望 розчаровувати; не справджувати مایوس کرنا thất vọng 使
adj disapˈpointed
I was disappointed to hear that the party had been cancelled; a group of disappointed children. teleurgesteld خائِب الأمَل разочарован zklamaný skuffet enttäuscht απογοητευμένος decepcionado, defraudado pettunud مأیوس؛ دلسرد pettynyt déçu מְאוּכזָב हतोत्साहित izjaloviti se csalódott kecewa vonsvikinn deluso がっかりした 실망한, 기대가 어긋난 nusivylęs, apviltas vīlies; sarūgtināts kecewa teleurgesteld skuffet rozczarowany, zawiedziony decepcionado dezamăgit разочарованный sklamaný razočaran razočaran besviken ผิดหวัง düş kırıklığına uğramış 失望的 розчарований مایوس thất vọng 失望
adj disapˈpointing
disappointing results. teleurstellende مُخَيِّب للآمال който разочарова neuspokojující, zklamávající skuffende enttäuschend απογοητευτικός decepcionante pettumust valmistav ناامید کننده؛ دلسرد کننده pettymyksen aiheuttava déce- vant מְאָכזֵב निराशाजनक koji razočarava kellemetlen mengecewakan sem veldur vonbrigðum deludente がっかりさせる 실망스러운 apviliantis sarūgtinošs mengecewakan teleurstellend skuffende niezadowalający decepcionante dezamăgitor разочаровывающий neuspokojujúci nerazveseljiv razočaravajući misslyckad, sorglig, tråkig น่าผิดหวัง can sıkıcı, düş kırıklığına neden olan 令人失望的 невтішний مایوس کن thuộc thất vọng失望
n disapˈpointment
Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife. teleurstelling, verydeling خَيْبَة أمَل разочарование zklamání skuffelse die Enttäuschung απογοήτευση decepción pettumus ناامیدی؛ سرخوردگی pettymys déception אַכזַבָה आशा भंग, निराशा, विफलता razočaranje , kiábrándulás kekecewaan vonbrigði delusione 失望 실망 nusivylimas vilšanās; sarūgtinājums kekecewaan teleurstelling skuffelse rozczarowanie, zawód decepção decepţie; dezamăgire разочарование sklamanie razočaranje razočarenje besvikelse ความผิดหวัง düş/hayal kırıklığı 失望 розчарування; прикрість مایوسی sự thất vọng


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