Disappoint

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.
  • v. To frustrate or thwart: "I will not disappoint the confidence you have put in me” ( Wayne A. Budd).
  • verb-intransitive. To cause disappointment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To displease by e.g. underperforming
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk
  • v. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To frustrate the desire or expectation of; balk or thwart in regard to something intended, expected, or wished; defeat the aim or will of: as, do not disappoint us by staying away; to be disappointed in or of one's hopes, or about the weather.
  • To defeat the realization or fulfilment of; frustrate; balk; foil; thwart: as, to disappoint a man's hopes or plans.
  • To hinder of intended effect; frustrate; foil.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
  • Antonym
    satisfy   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    queer    foil    bilk    scotch    spoil    thwart    frustrate    baffle    cross   
    Hyponym
    come short    disenchant    fail    disillusion    fall short    betray   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    defeat    balk    foil    fail    tantalize    delude    frustrate    baffle    desert   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    anoint    appoint    datapoint    disjoint    joint    point    pointe    reappoint   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts