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disappoint

verb
Saydis-uh-POYNT/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/UK/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

Formsdisappoints, disappointing, disappointed

5 meanings of disappoint

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To make someone sad or unhappy by not doing as well as they hoped.

    Like a friend who promised to help you move and then never showed up.

    The team's narrow loss really disappointed their fans.

    Try not to disappoint your parents on the big day.

    Similarfail, dismay, dissatisfy, disillusion, sadden

    Oppositesatisfy, please, delight, impress

  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To keep someone from getting something they expected or hoped to get.
    They that haue money in their purse, are afrayde and in doubte, yea and are continuallye martyred with feare, leaste GOD should disappoint them of their pray, and abate their portion.
    1574, Arthur Golding, Sermons of Master John CalvinHere, disappoint means keep them from getting what they hoped for.

    Similardeprive, deny

    Oppositegratify, satisfy

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  3. 3
    verbdatedtransitive
    To not live up to what people expected or hoped for.

    The dull ending disappointed the hopes of everyone in the audience.

    “But perhaps your accommodations—your cottage—your furniture—have disappointed your expectations?”
    1847, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], Jane EyreHere, disappointed means did not live up to what was expected.

    Similarfrustrate, dash, thwart, defeat

    Oppositefulfill, satisfy, meet

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Less common meanings

  1. 4
    verbdatedtransitive
    To prove that someone's idea or belief was wrong.

    The new evidence disappointed his long-held belief about the case.

    A few hard facts can quickly disappoint a popular opinion.

    Similarconfound, refute, disprove, contradict, belie

    Oppositeconfirm, vindicate, validate

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  2. 5
    verbobsoletetransitive
    To stop something that was planned or being tried.

    The storm disappointed their plans to sail at dawn.

    The wary Trojan shrinks, and bending low Beneath his Buckler, disappoints the Blow.
    1715, Homer, The Iliad of HomerHere, disappoints means stops or blocks the blow before it lands.

    Similarthwart, frustrate

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Origin

From an old French word desapointer.