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Disappointing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Not up to expectations or hopes: a disappointing test score; finished the marathon in a disappointing 12th place.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. That disappoints or disappoint.

v. Present participle of disappoint.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. defeating one's expectations or hopes; failing to fulfill one's expectations or hopes.

n. the act of disappointing someone.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Causing disappointment; not equal to or falling short of one's expectation; unsatisfactory.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. not up to expectations

Word Usage

"The lawmakers, primarily Democrats, sent the letter today to Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, requesting that he meet with them after what they described as a "disappointing" meeting with lower-level FHFA staff."

Equivalent

unsatisfactory

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

disappointment dashing hopes disheartening

Verb Stem

disappoint

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

adjoining appointing coining enjoining joining