Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

    His lack of respect disappointed her.

    I was disappointed by last year’s revenue.

    enttäuschen

    разочаро́выватьrazočaróvyvatʹ, разочарова́тьrazočarovátʹ, подводи́тьpodvodítʹ

    розчаро́вуватиrozčaróvuvaty, розчарува́тиrozčaruváty

  2. (transitive)To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).

    vorenthalten

  3. (dated, transitive)To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).

    fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

  4. (dated, transitive)To show (an opinion, belief, etc.) to be mistaken.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To prevent (something planned or attempted).

Examples

1271 sentences
  1. I am disappointed in my son.

    Я розчарувався у своєму синові.

    deIch bin von meinem Sohn enttäuscht.

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  2. He seemed disappointed at the results.

    Здавалося, результати його не потішили.

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  3. Tom didn't seem to be disappointed.

    Том не виглядав розчарованим.

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  4. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

    Не думаю, що ти будеш розчарований.

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  5. I was disappointed by the news.

    Я був розчарований новинами.

    ruЯ был разочарован новостями.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to displease by underperforming etc:
Русский
By meaning 1
to displease by underperforming etc:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to displease by underperforming etc:
to deprive:

Origin

From Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to

From Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to "dispossess of appointed office", and eventually broadened to mean "to frustrate the expectations or desires of" and "defeat the realization or fulfillment of".

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Forms

disappoints, disappointing, disappointed, disappointed
Base formdisappoint · to disappoint
3rd person singulardisappoints
Present participledisappointing
Past simpledisappointed
Past participledisappointed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydisappoint
he, she, itdisappoints

Past simpleLesson

all personsdisappointed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave disappointed
he, she, ithas disappointed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill disappoint

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • fail to meet the hopes or expectations of:let down

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • very disappointed if
  • be very disappointed
  • be disappointed if
  • a little disappointed
  • disappointed with the
  • want to disappoint
  • would be disappointed
  • little disappointed
  • will be disappointed
  • was disappointed with
  • a bit disappointed
  • was disappointed in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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