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disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adj
failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards disappointingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
disappointing adjective unsatisfactory, inadequate, discouraging, sorry, upsetting, sad, depressing, unhappy, unexpected, pathetic, inferior, insufficient, lame, disconcerting, second-rate, unworthy, not much cop (Brit. slang) The response to the appeal was disappointing. Translations disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] ADJ → decepcionante it's disappointing that nobody wants to help → es decepcionante que nadie quiera ayudar the film/hotel was very disappointing → la película/el hotel fue una decepción how disappointing! → ¡qué decepción! → ¡qué desilusión! disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adj [experience] → décevant(e); [evening, day, meal] → décevant(e); [performance, result] → décevant(e) disappointing How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then is there a singular kind of parallel between her and the little glass chandeliers of another age embellishing that assembly-room, which, with their meagre stems, their spare little drops, their disappointing knobs where no drops are, their bare little stalks from which knobs and drops have both departed, and their little feeble prismatic twinkling, all seem Volumnias. It's disappointing to find that at heart you are sentimental. These young girls are rather curious types; they have a certain interest, they have a certain grace, but they are disappointing too; they don't go far; they don't keep all they promise; they don't satisfy the imagination. |
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