disappoint

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪnt

Verb

disappoint (third-person singular simple present disappoints, present participle disappointing, simple past and past participle disappointed)

1. (transitive) To sadden or displease by underperforming or by failing to yield something promised or expected.

   His lack of respect disappointed her.

   I am disappointed by this year's revenue.

Antonyms

• satisfy

Derived terms

• disappointed adjective
• disappointing adjective
• disappointment noun

Translations

to displease by underperforming etc.

• Belarusian: расчарава́ць pf (rasčaravácʹ)
• Bulgarian: разочаровам (bg) (razočarovam)
• Catalan: decebre (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 使…失望 (shǐ ... shīwàng), 辜負／辜负 (zh) (gūfù), 辜负 (zh) (gūfù, gūfu), 對不起／对不起 (zh) (duìbùqǐ), 对不起 (zh) (duìbùqǐ)

• Czech: zklamat (cs)
• Danish: skuffe
• Dutch: teleurstellen (nl)
• Finnish: tuottaa pettymys
• French: décevoir (fr), désappointer (fr)
• German: enttäuschen (de)
• Greek: απογοητεύω (el) (apogoïtévo)
• Hebrew: אכזב (he) (ikhzév)
• Hungarian: csalódást okoz, kiábrándít (hu)
• Ido: deceptar (io)
• Irish: cuir díomá ar
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• Italian: deludere (it), dispiacere (it), contrariare (it)
• Japanese: 失望させる (しつぼうさせる, shitsubō saseru)
• Korean: 실망시키다 (silmangsikida)
• Latin: frustro (la)
• Macedonian: разочарува impf (razočaruva), разочара pf (razočara)
• Old English: āþwītan, trucian
• Polish: rozczarować (pl), zawieść (pl)
• Portuguese: desapontar (pt), decepcionar (pt)
• Russian: разочаро́вывать (ru) impf (razočaróvyvatʹ), разочарова́ть (ru) pf (razočarovátʹ), подводи́ть (ru) impf (podvodítʹ), подвести́ (ru) pf (podvestí)
• Serbo-Croatian: razočárati (sh), разочарати
• Spanish: decepcionar (es), desilusionar (es), defraudar (es)
• Swedish: göra besviken, svika (sv)
• Thai: ผิดหวัง (th) (pìt-wǎng)
• Ukrainian: розчаро́вувати impf (rozčaróvuvaty), розчарува́ти pf (rozčaruváty)
• Vietnamese: làm thất vọng
• Welsh: siomi (cy)

Adjective

disappoint (comparative more disappoint, superlative most disappoint)

1. (Internet slang) disappointed