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
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Some observers are disappointed.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Regis Le Bris was disappointed to lose 2-0 against fellow promoted outfit Burnley last weekend, where key defender Daniel Ballard had to come off with an injury.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The many folks who made the trek to the Kaseya Center were left disappointed when the pop star’s concert was canceled literally minutes before it was set to begin.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Some observers are disappointed.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Over the holiday weekend, many people looking to cool off from the summer heat were disappointed as some beaches were closed or authorities advised against swimming because of unsafe levels of bacteria.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Regis Le Bris was disappointed to lose 2-0 against fellow promoted outfit Burnley last weekend, where key defender Daniel Ballard had to come off with an injury.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointed
Verb
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Xu said, noting that frustrated clients began moving funds to Japan, Hong Kong and Dubai instead.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Service is also a realistic story about a frustrated middle-aged former journalist and aspiring novelist idling in an ultra-low-paying job.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Until now, the only intervention has been antibiotics, which in turn upset the koala's delicate digestive tract – one fine-tuned to solely eat eucalyptus leaves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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This upset many people, like Greg Clem, who has lived on Timberline since 2016.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lellouche stars as unlikely hero Zem, a disillusioned Zone 3 cop with an idealistic militant past, who is teamed with haughty, high-flying Zone 2 officer Salia, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, after a leading politician is assassinated in Zone 1.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Allen, a New College alumnus who served as Corcoran’s vice president of strategy and special projects in 2023 and 2024, said his experience inside the project left him disillusioned and convinced that the college’s future is not secure under the current administration or state control.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That promise is unfulfilled as yet, however, as little money has reached the lower economic sectors of Bolivia's population to date.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet most failed to note the hospital’s long-standing use as a base for Hamas operations.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Although his shoes contained 10 ounces of highly explosive material, his attempt to light the fuse failed because of foot perspiration.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When that happens, disenchanted moderates will radicalize, and income inequality will detonate.—
Matt K. Lewis,
Twin Cities,
19 Aug. 2025
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Sandler is once again in babysitter mode, this time as a disenchanted guy tasked with taking care of his niece and nephew.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Passed over to his hapless son (Dacre Montgomery), our (anti-)hero wires a shotgun to his head and takes him hostage, claiming that the organization’s business maneuvers cheated him out of a substantial fortune.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The woman lives alone, AFP added, citing local media outlets, and was ultimately cheated out of approximately 1 million yen, or about $6,700.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Disappointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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