disappointverb
American /ˌdɪs.ə.ˈpɔɪnt/ British /ˌdɪs.ə.ˈpɔɪnt/ The strongest stress is on the last part: dis-uh-POINT.
third-person singular disappoints past tense disappointed past participle disappointed present participle disappointing
make someone unhappy because something is not as good as they hoped, or does not happen
transitive or intransitive [T/I] verb + object [V + obj]
- I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the tickets are all sold. V + obj
- The movie really disappointed me. V + obj
- He worked hard because he didn't want to disappoint his parents. V + obj
- The new restaurant did not disappoint. (without an object)
Collocations
adverb + verb deeply disappoint, never disappointSynonyms let down
Word family
- disappointed
- disappointing
- disappointment
Usage
The feeling is usually described with the adjective disappointed (I was disappointed with the result), and the cause with disappointing (the result was disappointing). The verb itself is used most with the cause as its subject: the result disappointed me.