as in to fail
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappoint
Jones didn’t disappoint, remaining unbeaten as a starter and completing 33 of 49 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-23 overtime victory.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
If recent earnings from Darden Restaurants , owner of rival LongHorn Steakhouse, are any indication, the numbers may disappoint.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Texas Civil Rights Project Voting Rights Attorney Nina Oishi, who represented the coalition, said the group is disappointed by the ruling.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Given his pedigree, Flacco is disappointed in how he’s performed to start the season despite being ready if necessary in a backup role.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
If recent earnings from Darden Restaurants , owner of rival LongHorn Steakhouse, are any indication, the numbers may disappoint.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Texas Civil Rights Project Voting Rights Attorney Nina Oishi, who represented the coalition, said the group is disappointed by the ruling.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Given his pedigree, Flacco is disappointed in how he’s performed to start the season despite being ready if necessary in a backup role.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappoint
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But Kempes had failed to score at the World Cup four years earlier, and started this tournament slowly.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Water bottles left behind were filled with black urine – a sign of failing kidneys and dehydration.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The scandal exposed how some wealthy families cheated and bribed to secure spots for their children at elite universities, sparking nationwide outrage over denied opportunities for more deserving students.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t the first time that the couple was surrounded by cheating rumors.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the program, Stewart argued Trump was less like a sick child making final wishes, but rather like the six-year-old with terrible powers in the eighth episode of the third season of The Twilight Zone, who can banish those he is displeased by to a cornfield.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Other teams have watched the league get bigger and adjusted accordingly, with the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 championship with two big forwards next to Nikola Jokić at center, only to be upset this past spring against an even larger Minnesota Timberwolves front line.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At least two ranked teams have been upset every week so far this season, creating a pretty open field for the 12-team College Football Playoff.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Disappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappoint. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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