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- DictionaryDis·ap·point·ed/ˌdisəˈpoin(t)əd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: "I'm disappointed in you, Mary"
1. : defeated in expectation or hope. apologized to their disappointed fans. 2. obsolete : not adequately equipped. disappointedly adverb. Examples of disappointed in a Sentence. We were disappointed that they couldn't go. Disappointed fans slowly left the ballpark. I was disappointed to see that my suggestions had been ignored.
B1. unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen: We were deeply disappointed at/about the result. His parents were bitterly disappointed in/with him. [ + (that) ] She was disappointed (that) they hadn't phoned.
Disappointed definition: depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations. See examples of DISAPPOINTED used in a sentence.
Disappointed means discouraged or sad because what you hoped for didn't happen. If you write a fan letter to your favorite actress hoping for a personal reply, you're likely to be disappointed. The original French root of disappointed is desappointer, which has one meaning that's basically "to fail to keep an appointment."
B1. to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid I can't come after all. We don't want to disappoint the fans. Fewer examples. Getting a B for that paper really disappointed me, as I was hoping for an A.
Definition of disappointed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · If you are disappointed, you are sad because something has not happened or because something is not as good as you hoped it would be. I was disappointed that he was not there. American English: disappointed / dɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd /. Arabic: خَائِبُ الَأمَل.
