disappoint

[Dis`ap*point·]

When you fail to meet people's expectations, you disappoint them. You can also disappoint yourself or find that things let you down, like a rainy trip to the beach that disappoints you.

...

To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil.

Verb
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"


v. t.
To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil.

v. t.
To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.


Disappoint

Dis`ap*point" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F. d'82sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F. appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.] 1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil.
I was disappointed, but very agreeably.
&hand; Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained. 2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.
Syn. -- To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See Tantalize.

To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil.

...

Usage Examples

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

Misspelled Form

disappoint, sdisappoint, edisappoint, fdisappoint, xdisappoint, cdisappoint, sisappoint, eisappoint, fisappoint, xisappoint, cisappoint, dsisappoint, deisappoint, dfisappoint, dxisappoint, dcisappoint, duisappoint, d8isappoint, d9isappoint, doisappoint, djisappoint, dkisappoint, dusappoint, d8sappoint, d9sappoint, dosappoint, djsappoint, dksappoint, diusappoint, di8sappoint, di9sappoint, diosappoint, dijsappoint, diksappoint, diasappoint, diwsappoint, diesappoint, didsappoint, dixsappoint, dizsappoint, diaappoint, diwappoint, dieappoint, didappoint, dixappoint, dizappoint, disaappoint, diswappoint, diseappoint, disdappoint, disxappoint, diszappoint, disqappoint, diswappoint, dissappoint, diszappoint, disqppoint, diswppoint, dissppoint, diszppoint, disaqppoint, disawppoint, disasppoint, disazppoint, disaoppoint, disa0ppoint, disalppoint, disaopoint, disa0point, disalpoint, disapopoint, disap0point, disaplpoint, disapopoint, disap0point, disaplpoint, disapooint, disap0oint, disaploint, disappooint, disapp0oint, disapploint, disappioint, disapp9oint, disapp0oint, disapppoint, disapploint, disappiint, disapp9int, disapp0int, disapppint, disapplint, disappoiint, disappo9int, disappo0int, disappopint, disappolint, disappouint, disappo8int, disappo9int, disappooint, disappojint, disappokint, disappount, disappo8nt, disappo9nt, disappoont, disappojnt, disappoknt, disappoiunt, disappoi8nt, disappoi9nt, disappoiont, disappoijnt, disappoiknt, disappoibnt, disappoihnt, disappoijnt, disappoimnt, disappoi nt, disappoibt, disappoiht, disappoijt, disappoimt, disappoi t, disappoinbt, disappoinht, disappoinjt, disappoinmt, disappoin t, disappoinrt, disappoin5t, disappoin6t, disappoinyt, disappoingt, disappoinr, disappoin5, disappoin6, disappoiny, disappoing, disappointr, disappoint5, disappoint6, disappointy, disappointg.

Other Usage Examples

Well, it's a - I don't want to disappoint you, but it's a time worn tradition of Australian Governments over many years not to get into any discussion about that aspect of intelligence matters.

Audiences don't ever disappoint me, in the sense that movies I feel really good about, they usually feel really good about too.

Comments


Browse Dictionary