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disappoint English

Meaning disappoint meaning

What does disappoint mean?
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disappoint Verb

— If something disappoints somebody, it makes them unhappy because it was not as good as they expected. I'm afraid you really disappointed me. I thought you were more honest. We thought the party would be good and it didn't disappoint. — If something disappoints somebody, they thought it would happen but it didn't. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the meeting has been cancelled. When the president returned, it disappointed our hopes for change.

disappoint

— verb fail to meet the hopes or expectations of Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage

Synonyms disappoint synonyms

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disappoint English » English

let down disillusion set straight frustrate discourage dishearten depress deceive trick sadden fail disenchant deprive cheat underwhelm thwart sad rob repel mislead make hopeless make let someone down let somebody down forsake fool foil feel neglected feel inferior falsify fall down exclude disspirit dissatisfy displease discontent disappointed delude deject defeat debar dash dampen cuckold con cause to despair betray be unfaithful to be unfaithful balk

Topics disappoint topics

What do people use disappoint to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disappointed

Conjugation disappoint conjugation

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Examples disappoint examples

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Simple sentences

Unfortunately, I have to disappoint you.
Tom didn't want to disappoint his father.
I don't want to disappoint my friends.
I hope that you don't disappoint me.
I won't disappoint you anymore.
I'll try not to disappoint you next time.
Don't disappoint him.
I did not mean to disappoint her.
Don't disappoint me.
I won't disappoint you.
Tom didn't want to disappoint Mary.
Tom didn't mean to disappoint Mary.
Don't disappoint me the way you did the other day.
Tom didn't want to disappoint his parents.
He didn't want to disappoint his mother.
She didn't want to disappoint her mother.
She didn't want to disappoint her father.
He raised our expectations only to disappoint us.

Movie subtitles

He's gonna disappoint you somehow. I-I feel it.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Accept this poor soul, if you can, and give him work and a chance to make a life - he won't disappoint you.
This is the fourth time he's made me disappoint that poor girl.
Don't disappoint me. Say you will.
You can't disappoint all those women.
I'm so sorry to disappoint you. but Lord Ferncliffe was taken frightfully ill with neuritis this afternoon.
Sorry to disappoint you. -.but your Sergei hardly missed you at all.
I hate to disappoint you guys.
I have full confidence in you. Don't disappoint me.
Sorry to disappoint you, Forrester.
I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Collins, but, Jane is practically engaged.
You're sorry to disappoint me?
I will not disappoint you, my lady.
Believe me, gentlemen, I fully appreciate what you're trying to do for me and I'm sorry I have to disappoint you.
I hate to disappoint you guys. - Come on, Bugsy.
Now do you think I could disappoint you?
Father, I can't disappoint him again.
I think Captain Finsbury is a man who will never disappoint a woman.
You think so? I think that in the end he must disappoint every real woman.
And I won't disappoint you.
I'm glad you didn't disappoint me.
We must not disappoint him.
She's expecting me tonight. And I wouldn't disappoint the lady.
You disappoint me, Thorndike.
He's gonna disappoint you somehow.
You won't disappoint me, will you, Jerry?
You sure he won't disappoint you again?
I'm sure Mary will not disappoint you.
I'm awfully sorry, I've got to disappoint you.
Disappoint me?
I'd only disappoint you.
Why would you disappoint me?
Shinza, you disappoint me.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I refuse.
Pringle, we mustn't disappoint the audience.
I'm sorry to disappoint you. - You're sorry to disappoint me?

News and current affairs

Europe also seems likely to disappoint.
Any set of ground rules for the world economy that is predicated on the Holy Grail of global capitalism, as a regime of complete free trade would be, is bound to disappoint badly.
Bo certainly did not disappoint.
Moreover, Yushchenko used his year in power mostly to disappoint those whose votes he now needs.
The EU's greater economic power still attracts other countries, but this power might lose its luster if the EU continues to disappoint them by failing to meet their expectations.
Should the ECB disappoint expectations, bond and foreign-exchange markets would confront an abrupt and damaging unwinding of positions: long-term interest rates would rise, stock markets would sink, and the exchange rate would appreciate.
If only some parts of a complex package linking fiscal leeway with structural reform are realized, the outcome is likely to disappoint - or even prove counterproductive.
If European banks had enough capital, a reduction in the value of Greek and other debt would reduce shareholder equity and disappoint investors, but it would not cause a banking crisis.
And, in much of the West, states adhere to models of welfare provision that increasingly disappoint their citizens and are often unaffordable.
This does not mean that Japan's policy revolution will necessarily disappoint.
Even the most obvious choices for IP support, seemingly sure winners, will sometimes disappoint in today's uncertain economic environment.

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