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单词 disappointed
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Definition of disappointed in English:

disappointed

adjective dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪdˌdɪsəˈpɔɪn(t)əd
  • 1Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations.

    I'm disappointed in you, Mary
    thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mel had been surprised to find herself extremely disappointed when it was time to go home.
    • But I am bitterly disappointed not just with the result but our overall performance.
    • 'I wish she could go though' thought Damion with a somewhat disappointed look on his face.
    • Ricky gives a somewhat disappointed sigh and I can just hear the frown on his lips.
    • However, the way it was handled left me extremely disappointed.
    • With disappointed fans flooding out of the stadium, the game fizzled to a tame conclusion.
    • The young woman shook her head with a disappointed frown.
    • His mouth was twisting into a deep, disappointed frown.
    • I smiled at him, an in return got a slightly disappointed look from him.
    • There was a disappointed frown on her brow as the swirling symphony of notes surrounded us.
    • Brooke could hear Walker's disappointed sigh, but she just couldn't do it.
    • In an angry and slightly disappointed tone, Richard replied, "You know, you're absolutely right, Jess."
    • On the handful of occasions I have eaten it, it's left me terribly disappointed.
    • I cannot however see what impact this has on the disappointed beneficiary's remedy.
    • Tessa replies, and I am surprised to find myself genuinely disappointed as she stands.
    • I got four emails from disappointed fans letting me know it was gone.
    • There was a disappointed groan from the audience, and I grinned at them.
    • The beneficiary electing against an instrument is required to do no more than to compensate the disappointed beneficiaries.
    • I looked to see him standing in the doorway with an extremely disappointed look on his face.
    • I was also very disappointed that Cork could not take their defeat like men.
    Synonyms
    saddened, upset, let down, disheartened, downhearted, cast down, downcast, depressed, dispirited, discouraged, despondent, dismayed, crestfallen, distressed, chagrined
    disenchanted, disillusioned
    displeased, discontented, dissatisfied, frustrated, disgruntled
    informal choked, miffed, cut up
    British informal gutted, as sick as a parrot
    1. 1.1 (of hopes or expectations) prevented from being realized.
      the rising was a revolution of disappointed hopes
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most political defections have a story behind them, one of disappointed hopes or betrayal.
      • Mr. Forsyth was, I think, lucky to have obtained so large an award for his disappointed expectations.
      • The exhilaration of the unpredictable surge and our disappointed expectations left us with mixed feelings.
      Synonyms
      thwarted, frustrated, baulked, foiled, dashed, defeated, failed, baffled
      informal stymied

Derivatives

  • disappointedly

  • adverbˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪdliˌdɪsəˈpɔɪn(t)ədli
    • So, sadly and very disappointedly, I wandered back to the ice cream aisle to take one last look at my two gallons of Neapolatin.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Sometimes they wouldn't even go that far, they would simply smile a little disappointedly on their way out or pat me on the back in encouragement.
      • After searching the length and breadth of the place I was disappointedly unable to find what I wanted, due to having very little to choose from.
      • Waterford crashed very disappointedly to Limerick in the first round of the 2003 Oscar Traynor Trophy at the Crystal Complex on Sunday afternoon last.
      • Many people, who came from far off villages while returning home disappointedly, are not allowed to refresh themselves at the nearby tea-stalls.
 
 

Definition of disappointed in US English:

disappointed

adjectiveˌdisəˈpoin(t)ədˌdɪsəˈpɔɪn(t)əd
  • 1(of a person) sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations.

    I'm disappointed in you, Mary
    thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was also very disappointed that Cork could not take their defeat like men.
    • I cannot however see what impact this has on the disappointed beneficiary's remedy.
    • But I am bitterly disappointed not just with the result but our overall performance.
    • On the handful of occasions I have eaten it, it's left me terribly disappointed.
    • With disappointed fans flooding out of the stadium, the game fizzled to a tame conclusion.
    • However, the way it was handled left me extremely disappointed.
    • I smiled at him, an in return got a slightly disappointed look from him.
    • Brooke could hear Walker's disappointed sigh, but she just couldn't do it.
    • The beneficiary electing against an instrument is required to do no more than to compensate the disappointed beneficiaries.
    • There was a disappointed groan from the audience, and I grinned at them.
    • 'I wish she could go though' thought Damion with a somewhat disappointed look on his face.
    • Ricky gives a somewhat disappointed sigh and I can just hear the frown on his lips.
    • I looked to see him standing in the doorway with an extremely disappointed look on his face.
    • The young woman shook her head with a disappointed frown.
    • In an angry and slightly disappointed tone, Richard replied, "You know, you're absolutely right, Jess."
    • Tessa replies, and I am surprised to find myself genuinely disappointed as she stands.
    • Mel had been surprised to find herself extremely disappointed when it was time to go home.
    • His mouth was twisting into a deep, disappointed frown.
    • There was a disappointed frown on her brow as the swirling symphony of notes surrounded us.
    • I got four emails from disappointed fans letting me know it was gone.
    Synonyms
    saddened, upset, let down, disheartened, downhearted, cast down, downcast, depressed, dispirited, discouraged, despondent, dismayed, crestfallen, distressed, chagrined
    1. 1.1 (of hopes or expectations) prevented from being realized.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most political defections have a story behind them, one of disappointed hopes or betrayal.
      • The exhilaration of the unpredictable surge and our disappointed expectations left us with mixed feelings.
      • Mr. Forsyth was, I think, lucky to have obtained so large an award for his disappointed expectations.
      Synonyms
      thwarted, frustrated, baulked, foiled, dashed, defeated, failed, baffled
 
 
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