disappoint /dis-ə-pointˈ/

1. To frustrate the hopes or expectations of
2. To prevent the fulfilment of
3. To deprive of what is appointed (obsolete)

To cause disappointment

disappointˈed adjective

1. Saddened by the frustration of hopes, etc
2. Balked
3. Frustrated
4. Unequipped or ill-equipped (obsolete; Shakespeare)

disappointˈing adjective

1. Causing disappointment
2. Unsatisfactory, of a less than adequate or expected standard

disappointˈingly adverb

disappointˈment noun

1. The defeat of one's hopes or expectations
2. Frustration
3. The vexation accompanying failure
4. A source of disappointment

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