disappointed
- 1Feeling sad because something you hoped for did not happen.
Like waiting all week for a party, then finding out it won't happen.
She was disappointed when the trip got canceled.
The kids felt disappointed that it rained on sports day.
Similardismayed, disheartened, disillusioned, dissatisfied, crestfallen
Oppositepleased, satisfied, delighted
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- 2Showing that you feel let down, in your face, voice, or words.
Like a quiet sigh that says someone expected better.
She gave me a disappointed look when I forgot her birthday.
His voice sounded disappointed over the phone.
Similardejected, crestfallen, dismayed, glum, rueful
Oppositepleased, satisfied, approving
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- 3Simple past and past participle of disappoint. Use this form for something that already happened.
The news disappointed everyone who had hoped for better.
She disappointed her parents by skipping the ceremony.
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- 4Feeling sad because the person you hoped to marry said no.
Like asking someone to share your life and hearing a firm no.
He was disappointed in love and never married.
She stayed disappointed for years after he refused her.
Oppositeaccepted
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disappointed is a form of disappoint
disappoint, verb: To make someone sad or unhappy by not doing as well as they hoped. Full entry
- Forms
- disappointdisappoints he/she/itdisappointing -ing formdisappointed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- disappoint → disappointed: add -ed
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