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disappointer

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dis⋅ap⋅point

  [dis-uh-point]
Use disappointer in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
2. to defeat the fulfillment of (hopes, plans, etc.); thwart; frustrate: to be disappointed in love.
–verb (used without object)
3. to bring or cause disappointment.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF desappointer. See dis- 1 , appoint

Related forms:
dis⋅ap⋅point⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. sadden, disillusion, dishearten, disenchant.
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Word Origin & History

disappoint 
1434, from M.Fr. desappointer "undo the appointment, remove from office," from des- "dis" + appointer "appoint." Modern sense of "to frustrate expectations" (1494) is from secondary meaning of "fail to keep an appointment."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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