English dictionary
disappoint
/,d/I/s/@/'p//Oi//nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
Synonyms let downSource: WordNet 3.0
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To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is <i>disappointed</i> of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are <i>disappointed</i>; a bad season <i>disappoints</i> the farmer of his crops; a defeat <i>disappoints</i> an enemy of his spoil.
Source: webster1913