disappointed

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disappointed

  • /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
  • /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ US

adjective more disappointed · most disappointed

  1. Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down. After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.
  2. Having had a marriage proposal rejected. Scattered here and there amongst the steerage passengers were men of a different class: men whose previous lives had not fitted them for the hard and uncertain lot that certainly lay before them - pale-faced boys from Melbourne shops; middle-aged and disappointed men; one and all hoping for a turn o
  3. Expressing or indicating disappointment. a disappointed tone / face / silence

Similar: discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of disappoint

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: frustrated, thwarted, unsuccessful, defeated, foiled, discomfited, disappointment, discouraging, disillusioned, discouraged, dispirited, disheartening, disheartened, bummed, despondent, unfortunate

adjective

Similar: discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted

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adj defeated of hope or expectation

Españoldecepcionado
한국어실망하다 silmanghada
日本語失望した shitsubō shita
中文敗興 /败兴 bàixìng, 失望 shīwàng
हिन्दीनिराश nirāś
Portuguêsdecepcionado, desapontado
Françaisdéçu
Deutschenttäuscht
Italianodeluso
Ελληνικάαπογοητευμένος apogoïtevménos
Românădezamăgit, decepționat
Русскийразочаро́ванный razočaróvannyj
Tiếng Việtthất vọng
العربيةخَائِب الأَمَل ḵāʔib al-ʔamal
עבריתמאוכזב meukhzav

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@misc{disappointed_2026,
  title = {disappointed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disappointed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}