disappoints
Saydis-uh-POYNTSUS/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnts/UK/dɪsəˈpɔɪnts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of disappoint.
The sequel disappoints fans who loved the original story.
Nothing disappoints a coach more than a wasted opportunity.
Note
The -s form pairs with a singular subject in the present, such as the sequel, a coach, or she. Its object is usually a person who hoped for more. Older English also let the hope itself be the object: a result disappoints an expectation, or a fact disappoints a belief by proving it wrong. That usage is now dated. The sense of thwarting a plan has dropped out of use entirely.
disappoints is a form of disappoint
disappoint, verb: To sadden or displease someone by performing worse than expected, or by not providing what was promised or hoped for. Full entry
- Forms
- disappointdisappoints he/she/itdisappointing -ing formdisappointed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- disappoint → disappoints: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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