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adjective

Definition of disappointednext
as in frustrated

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verb

past tense of disappoint
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
Adjective
Given their expectations entering the day, Netcompany-INEOS will be deeply disappointed with Kevin Vauquelin’s puncture, their French leader having enjoyed such an impressive Tour last year. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing. — ABC News, 2 July 2026
Verb
Tom Ayers, 34, was disappointed to find the fences already up on Monday. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Asian national teams largely disappointed at the World Cup, with most exiting after the group stage, a stark contrast to African teams' historic success. — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disappointed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointed
  1. frustrated
  2. displeased
  3. disillusioned
  4. upset
  5. unfulfilled
  6. dissatisfied
  7. disenchanted
  8. failed
Adjective
  • Unemployment remains above 30%, making migrants easy political targets for frustrated communities and opportunistic actors.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Most frustrated of all are the people tasked with policing the takeovers.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Definition of displeased
Adjective
  • Potential contenders including former health chief Nirav Shah and ex-Senate president Troy Jackson are circling, while disillusioned voters liken Platner’s exit to Democrats’ last-minute scramble to replace Joe Biden.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Owning a home has long been considered part of financial freedom and the larger American Dream, but that concept itself has lost its sheen as a rising share of young Americans grow disillusioned with it.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of disillusioned
Verb
  • Poseidon, upset that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, decides to make his return home difficult and long and wet.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Experts now say the move could upset a steady flow of footwear sourcing from the country, which has become a critical supplier of leather shoes to the United States market.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • But Brian’s repeated, unfulfilled promises to visit her home country of Spain – as well as an avoidance of video calls – struck Silvia’s sons as strange.
    — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • There has been an outpouring of grief in Kern County and at Sacramento State of a life of promise unfulfilled.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of unfulfilled
Verb
  • After a series of coups by officers dissatisfied with lagging counterterrorism efforts, juntas in the three countries booted France altogether, establishing close ties with Russia instead.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • The protagonist tacks between monikers, dissatisfied by what each represents.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of dissatisfied
Adjective
  • Pattinson joins the ranks, as does acclaimed Ivorian actor Isaach De Bankolé, who plays Farok, a disenchanted Fedaykin death commando (essentially, a former Atreides guard).
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
  • Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Definition of disenchanted
Verb
  • This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of failed

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