Of a thing: To prove false to, disappoint the expectation of, fail (a person). Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > disappoint, frustrate [verb (transitive)] (41) swikeOE Of a thing: To prove false to, disappoint the expectation of, fail (a person). Obsolete. beguile1483 To cheat (hopes, expectations, aims, or a person in them); to disappoint, to foil. Obsolete. deludea1513 transitive. To play with (any one) to his injury or frustration, under pretence of acting seriously; to mock, esp. in hopes, expectations, or… disappointa1513 Now the usual sense. transitive. To thwart (a person, group, etc.) with regard to an aim, intention, hope, etc.; to frustrate (a person) in (also †of)… dispointa1513 To disappoint, balk. Const. of. forsake1526 Of things: To fail, disappoint the hopes of. Obsolete. betray1594 loosely. To cheat, disappoint. Obsolete. mock1600 transitive. To deceive or impose upon; to delude, befool; to tantalize, disappoint. frustrate1663 transitive. To balk, disappoint (a person). evade1692 transitive. Of things: To elude, baffle (efforts, vigilance, etc.). elude1694 To baffle, disappoint. Obsolete. balk1735 transitive. To place a balk in the way of. To frustrate, foil, render unsuccessful. to let down1795 To lower in position, intensity, strength, or †value; to depress; to abase, humble. Also, to disappoint; to fail in supporting, aiding, or… slip1890 With up. To defraud or swindle; to disappoint. Australian slang. Subcategories:— of something expected (4) — frustrate, thwart (14) — let down (6) — fail to observe (1) — fail to do justice to (1) — expect in vain (1) |
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