5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disappointing}.] [OF. desapointier, F. d['e]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F. appointier, to appoint. See {Appoint}.] 1. 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 disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil. [1913 Webster] I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained. [1913 Webster] 2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. [1913 Webster] His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow. --Addison. Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See {Tantalize}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: disappointing \disappointing\ a. defeating one's expectations or hopes; failing to fulfill one's expectations or hopes; as, a disappointing result; a disappointing crop yield. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: disappointing \disappointing\ n. the act of disappointing someone. Syn: disappointment, dashing hopes. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: disappointing adj : not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" [syn: {dissatisfactory}, {unsatisfying}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 23 Moby Thesaurus words for "disappointing": disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, displeasing, dissatisfactory, falling short, inadequate, incommensurate, inferior, insufficient, not good enough, pathetic, poor, sad, second best, second-rate, sorry, tantalizing, teasing, unfulfilling, ungratifying, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
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