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as in displeased
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 disappointed
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
But when his company started to send out emails recently updating employees about their options for health care in 2026 through open enrollment, he was disappointed to learn that once again, costs were going up.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
White disappointed for most of the season, playing an undisciplined style that often had him on the ground or otherwise not affecting plays.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
But when his company started to send out emails recently updating employees about their options for health care in 2026 through open enrollment, he was disappointed to learn that once again, costs were going up.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Dolfans have literally suffered this season -- been disappointed and even angered by it.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointed
Adjective
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Instead, after entering the third period tied, the Wild got absolutely dominated by the Pittsburgh Penguins to once again disappoint the frustrated home crowd during what has been a miserable start to this 2025-26 campaign.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Recently married to a promising academic yet already a frustrated wife, prone to boredom and depression?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Evidently, the result displeased Kinahan’s syndicate, which seemed to have expected the horse to lose.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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From a religious perspective, King Edward IV passed these laws on the grounds that God was displeased by anything other than modest clothing – for the lower classes, anyway.—
Michael Watson,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At first, the disillusioned cop is happy to waste his days away.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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In January 1919, disillusioned communists attempted their own violent revolution, today known as the Spartacist Uprising.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The election results on Tuesday are sure to be closely watched for signs of which party is better positioned for next year’s midterm elections, which could upset the balance of power on Capitol Hill.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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In 2007, his Stanford team upset Pete Carroll’s undefeated USC as a 41-point underdog, ending the Trojans’ 35-game homefield winning streak in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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More often than not, their dreams of wealth, power, influence and fame went unfulfilled.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Beneath her sense of duty is a crushing loneliness and the prospect of a life unfulfilled.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The group confronted Turner about the donation at the February 2024 board meeting, and dissatisfied with her response, at least four of them — those who made the whistleblower complaint — resigned, according to the complaint.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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The event intends to create a conservative alternative for viewers dissatisfied with the football league's direction.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In response to these changes, a growing number of disenchanted people are taking the leap and renouncing their phones altogether.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The sudden crisis of faith in the American innovation ecosystem has also sparked a fresh debate: Can the European Union seize the moment to attract disenchanted researchers and strengthen its own innovation ecosystem?—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Disney’s channels have been removed from YouTube’s pay-TV platform after the two media giants failed to reach a new carriage agreement before Thursday’s midnight deadline passed.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seeing as how the first tribe swap failed to shake anything up and gave us two more obvious telegraphed votes, the producers decided to blow it all up again and expand back to three tribes.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Disappointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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