disappointing
adjective
dis·ap·point·ing
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯin-tiŋ 
: failing to meet expectations
a disappointing meal
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When The Last Ship, a musical that serves as an elegy to Wallsend, the hardscrabble Northern England shipyard town Sting grew up in, debuted on Broadway in 2014, the critical reception was disappointing.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
The South Side once contained a lot of those tragically disappointing high-rises — the Robert Taylor Homes, Stateway Gardens, and Harold Ickes Homes, all demolished in spasms of righteous destruction.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
So, to not be able to organize is really disappointing.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Years of degrading the Star Wars legacy with terrible, unwatchable streaming series and the disappointing end of the previous trilogy have taken their toll.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
The South Side once contained a lot of those tragically disappointing high-rises — the Robert Taylor Homes, Stateway Gardens, and Harold Ickes Homes, all demolished in spasms of righteous destruction.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
So, to not be able to organize is really disappointing.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Years of degrading the Star Wars legacy with terrible, unwatchable streaming series and the disappointing end of the previous trilogy have taken their toll.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disappointing. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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