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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
Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Sitting in their house, unrobbed, rich, and abstractly disappointed.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Kennedy has said he was disappointed by the executive order but sees it as necessary for agricultural stability and national security.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Do not zoom out to show your disappointed roommate waiting to fill up her water bottle.
—Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Sitting in their house, unrobbed, rich, and abstractly disappointed.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was disappointed how the Gamecocks’ season ended on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, a 79-51 loss to the UCLA Bruins in the national championship game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Kennedy has said he was disappointed by the executive order but sees it as necessary for agricultural stability and national security.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointed
Adjective
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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But for everything Gates said that might appeal to a frustrated Democrat like me, his Huntington Beach braggadocio continually won out.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dara Shikoh was designated as a successor to the Mughal throne by Shah Jahan, which displeased the ambitious Aurangzeb.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The epitome of narcissism, demeaning and denigrating others upon their deaths (John McCain, Rob Reiner) who’ve displeased him is nothing new, but the Mueller post sinks to a new low.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With time, though, An grew disillusioned.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The tree removal slowly upset the stability of the soil and the groundwater, eventually leading to the flooding that washed out the Harpers’ driveway, according to the family.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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South Carolina handily upset previously unbeaten UConn 62-48 Friday night after UCLA handled Texas 51-42.—
Greg Cote
April 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many express frustration and confusion over the reasons for the war and the president's unfulfilled promises to end it quickly.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Here, says the synopsis, Nalan struggles with her unfulfilled desire for a child and with her relationship.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The protagonist tacks between monikers, dissatisfied by what each represents.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The event intends to create a conservative alternative for viewers dissatisfied with the football league's direction.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But in most cases, the performance of currently available models is similar to that of a disenchanted intern—hitting minimum benchmarks but struggling overall to produce quality work without a human hand to refine its output.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Besides, the film will follow Paltrow’s celebrated appearance in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which cast her as a glamorous but disenchanted wife to a very wealthy man.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Parker said a subcontractor working at the parking garage was in the process of installing precast concrete flooring, decking and roofing segments, and one of them failed.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The implication is that she got distracted and failed to notice the most important things.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Disappointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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