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   Dis·ap·point·ing

   /ˌdisəˈpoin(t)iNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations: "the team made a disappointing start" Similar saddeningdishearteningdispiritingdiscouragingupsettingdismayingdepressingdistressingdisenchantingdisillusioningdissatisfyingregrettableunfortunateunsatisfactoryinadequateinsufficientunworthysubstandardnot good enoughpoorinferiordeficientsecond-ratepatheticlamepitifulanticlimacticinformal:below parnot up to scratchnot up to snuffsorrynot all it's cracked up to beunderwhelmingduffropyrubbishOpposite encouragingcheeringencouragingsatisfactory

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   What does disappointing mean?

   • disappointing to somebody The choices made on election day will always be disappointing to a significant number of voters. disappointing to do something We did a good job but it's still disappointing to only finish second. Definition of disappointing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does a disappointing result mean?

   • not as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed a disappointing result/performance The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved. The team has had a disappointing start to the season. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   Where does the word disappoint come from?

   • The word disappoint comes from the Middle French word desappointer, which meant "dispossess of appointed office," in the 14th century. Today, disappoint can apply to anyone or anything that does not achieve the expected results — and ways to express that we are disappointed go beyond firing people or kicking them out of office.

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   What is the adjective for disappoint?

   • What's the adjective for disappoint? Here's the word you're looking for. Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs disappoint and disappoynt which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts. Defeated of expectation or hope; let down.

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   disappointing. adjective. /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/. /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/. not as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed. a disappointing result/performance/defeat. The team has had a disappointing start to the season.

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   Something that's disappointing isn't what you'd hoped for. A disappointing baseball season usually means that your favorite team lost a lot of games. When the candidate you voted for loses, it's a disappointing election result, and a disappointing grade in your math class is lower than what you hoped or expected it would be.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › disappointingDISAPPOINTING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · Something that is disappointing is not as good or as large as you hoped it would be. The wine was excellent, but the food was disappointing. The recession is largely blamed for the disappointing response to the appeal. Synonyms: unsatisfactory, inadequate, discouraging, sorry More Synonyms of disappointing.

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   Definition of disappointing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adjective. uk / ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B1. making you feel disappointed: a disappointing performance / result. disappointingly. adverb. a disappointingly small audience. (Definition of disappointing from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of disappointing.

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   Today, disappoint can apply to anyone or anything that does not achieve the expected results — and ways to express that we are disappointed go beyond firing people or kicking them out of office. For example, if you buy a product that disappoints, you won't buy it again.

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   adverb. a disappointingly small audience. (Definition of disappointing from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of disappointing. in Chinese (Traditional) 令人失望的，讓人沮喪的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 令人失望的，让人沮丧的… See more. in Spanish. decepcionante, decepcionante [masculine-feminine]… See more.