# disappointing

Pronunciation: say "dis-uh-POYNT-ing" US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/, UK /dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Failing to satisfy the hopes or expectations someone had, and therefore causing disappointment.
   - Simple: Less good than you hoped for, leaving you sad or let down.
   - _The team's performance was disappointing given how much they had practiced._
   - _Critics found the sequel disappointing compared to the original film._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of disappoint. — present participle and gerund of disappoint
   - Simple: Present participle of disappoint. Use this -ing form when something is letting people down right now.
   - _The company is disappointing investors with another weak quarter._
   - _Constantly disappointing her teachers, she rarely turned in her homework on time._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/disappointing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).