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disappoint /dis-ə-pointˈ/ transitive verb- To frustrate the hopes or expectations of
- To prevent the fulfilment of
- To deprive of what is appointed (obsolete)
intransitive verb To cause disappointment ORIGIN: OFr desapointer, from des- (L dis-) away, and apointer to appoint. See appoint disappointˈed adjective - Saddened by the frustration of hopes, etc
- Balked
- Frustrated
- Unequipped or ill-equipped (obsolete; Shakespeare)
disappointˈing adjective - Causing disappointment
- Unsatisfactory, of a less than adequate or expected standard
disappointˈingly adverb disappointˈment noun - The defeat of one's hopes or expectations
- Frustration
- The vexation accompanying failure
- A source of disappointment
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