disappoint

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled disapinting

US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ UK /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #5429

Meanings

1

verb
To make someone sad or unhappy by not being as good as they hoped or expected.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the concert has been cancelled.
2

verb
To fail to meet a hope or expectation.

The new film disappointed the fans who had waited years for it.
3

verb
To prevent something that was planned or hoped for from happening.

Bad weather disappointed their plans for a day at the beach.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone sad or... let down

2 verb · to fail to meet a hope or... let down

3 verb · to prevent something that... frustrate thwart

Opposites

satisfy

Word family

Forms disappoints

Etymology

From Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to "dispossess of appointed office", and eventually broadened to mean "to frustrate the expectations or desires of" and "defeat the realization or fulfillment of".

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# disappoint

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
**Frequency rank:** 5429

## Meanings
1. To make someone sad or unhappy by not being as good as they hoped or expected.
2. To fail to meet a hope or expectation.
3. To prevent something that was planned or hoped for from happening.

## Examples
- I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the concert has been cancelled.
- The new film disappointed the fans who had waited years for it.
- Bad weather disappointed their plans for a day at the beach.

## Antonyms
- satisfy

## Etymology
From Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to "dispossess of appointed office", and eventually broadened to mean "to frustrate the expectations or desires of" and "defeat the realization or fulfillment of".

## AI Etymology
disappoint comes from Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to "dispossess of appointed office", and eventually broadened to mean "to frustrate the expectations or desires of" and "defeat the realization or fulfillment of". Current senses include to make someone sad or unhappy by not being as good as they hoped or expected and to fail to meet a hope or expectation.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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