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disappointing

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dis·ap·point·ing  (ds-pointng)
adj.
Not up to expectations or hopes: a disappointing test score; finished the marathon in a disappointing 12th place.

disap·pointing·ly adv.

disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ]
adj
failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
disappointingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disappointingdisappointing - not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

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] ADJdecepcionante
it's disappointing that nobody wants to helpes decepcionante que nadie quiera ayudar
the film/hotel was very disappointingla 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
adjenttäuschend; how disappointing!so eine Enttäuschung!

disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adjdeludente
disappointing [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adjdeludente

disappointing مُحبِط neuspokojivý skuffende enttäuschend απογοητευτικός decepcionante huono décevant razočaravajući deludente がっかりさせる 실망시키는 teleurstellend skuffende rozczarowany decepcionante разочаровывающий misslyckad ซึ่งผิดหวัง tatmin edici olmayan làm thất vọng 令人失望的


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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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