disappoint

dis·ap·point

D0250300 (dĭs′ə-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

(ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt) vb (tr) 1. to fail to meet the expectations, hopes, desires, or standards of; let down2. 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]

dis•ap•point

(ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt)

v.t. 1. to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of. 2. to defeat the fulfillment of: to disappoint hopes. v.i. 3. to cause disappointment. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French desappointer. See dis-¹, appoint] dis`ap•point′er, n.

disappoint

Past participle: disappointed
Gerund: disappointing

Imperative
disappoint
disappoint

Present
I disappoint
you disappoint
he/she/it disappoints
we disappoint
you disappoint
they disappoint

Preterite
I disappointed
you disappointed
he/she/it disappointed
we disappointed
you disappointed
they disappointed

Present Continuous
I am disappointing
you are disappointing
he/she/it is disappointing
we are disappointing
you are disappointing
they are disappointing

Present Perfect
I have disappointed
you have disappointed
he/she/it has disappointed
we have disappointed
you have disappointed
they have disappointed

Past Continuous
I was disappointing
you were disappointing
he/she/it was disappointing
we were disappointing
you were disappointing
they were disappointing

Past Perfect
I had disappointed
you had disappointed
he/she/it had disappointed
we had disappointed
you had disappointed
they had disappointed

Future
I will disappoint
you will disappoint
he/she/it will disappoint
we will disappoint
you will disappoint
they will disappoint

Future Perfect
I will have disappointed
you will have disappointed
he/she/it will have disappointed
we will have disappointed
you will have disappointed
they will have disappointed

Future Continuous
I will be disappointing
you will be disappointing
he/she/it will be disappointing
we will be disappointing
you will be disappointing
they will be disappointing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disappointing
you have been disappointing
he/she/it has been disappointing
we have been disappointing
you have been disappointing
they have been disappointing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disappointing
you will have been disappointing
he/she/it will have been disappointing
we will have been disappointing
you will have been disappointing
they will have been disappointing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disappointing
you had been disappointing
he/she/it had been disappointing
we had been disappointing
you had been disappointing
they had been disappointing

Conditional
I would disappoint
you would disappoint
he/she/it would disappoint
we would disappoint
you would disappoint
they would disappoint

Past Conditional
I would have disappointed
you would have disappointed
he/she/it would have disappointed
we would have disappointed
you would have disappointed
they would have disappointed

Thesaurus

Verb

disappoint - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"let downbetray, 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 enchantmentfrustrate, 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

verb1. let down, dismay, fail, dash, disillusion, sadden, vex, chagrin, dishearten, disenchant, dissatisfy, disgruntle He said that he was surprised and disappointed by the decision2. frustrate, foil, thwart, defeat, baffle, balk His hopes have been disappointed many times before.

disappoint

verbTo cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of:discontent, disgruntle, dissatisfy, let down.

Translations

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disappoint

(disəˈpoint) verb to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.使失望ˌdisapˈpointed adjectiveI was disappointed to hear that the party had been cancelled; a group of disappointed children.失望的disapˈpointing adjectivedisappointing results.令人失望的ˌdisapˈpointment nounHer disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.失望

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verb let down

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verb frustrate

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verb to cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of

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verb fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

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