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
If the films disappoint, guests complain.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Folks were disappointed as this would have been the first episode since Charlie Kirk’s murder.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
You may have been disappointed to see there was just one episode of Gen V season two to get stuck into this week, following last week's three-episode premiere, which gave fans two and a half hours of story all at once.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
And if your child is into colorful arts, creatures, and sunny blue skies, they will not be disappointed.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappoint
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Folks were disappointed as this would have been the first episode since Charlie Kirk’s murder.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
You may have been disappointed to see there was just one episode of Gen V season two to get stuck into this week, following last week's three-episode premiere, which gave fans two and a half hours of story all at once.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
And if your child is into colorful arts, creatures, and sunny blue skies, they will not be disappointed.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappoint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappoint
Verb
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The 2-point conversion attempt failed, but the Packers cut the gap to 21-6.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lawsuits also allege Liberty Utilities and construction companies failed to mark gas lines properly and respond to the leak in time, resulting in the boys death, severe injuries and property damage.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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Job interviews are getting complicated in the age of AI, as ways to cheat the process proliferate.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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But in the premiere, his relentless enthusiasm and chipper choice to cheat won me over.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Some Congressional Republicans from farming states have been similarly upset by the proposal.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Back in 2013, NC State pulled off a stunning men’s college basketball upset against Duke and, as tends to be the case when teams beat Duke, the fans ran onto the court.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Disappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappoint. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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