disappointing
Saydis-uh-POYNT-ing/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/UK/dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
- 1Less good than you hoped for, leaving you sad or let down.
Like opening a big present and finding an empty box inside.
The movie was disappointing, so we left before the end.
Her test results were disappointing after weeks of hard work.
Similarunsatisfactory, underwhelming, lackluster, disheartening, discouraging
Oppositesatisfying, impressive, encouraging, gratifying
Note
- 2Present participle of disappoint. Use this -ing form when something is letting people down right now.
The cold weather is disappointing everyone who hoped for a sunny picnic.
He kept disappointing his coach by skipping practice every week.
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disappointing 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 → disappointing: add -ing
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