disappoint.
To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
Meaning & usage
To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
His lack of respect disappointed her.
I was disappointed by last year’s revenue.
To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).
To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
To show (an opinion, belief, etc.) to be mistaken.
To prevent (something planned or attempted).
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.