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failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
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dis·ap·point·ing·ly, adverb
un·dis·ap·point·ing, adjective
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Disappointing
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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.
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Word Origin & History
disappoint
early 15c., from M.Fr. desappointer "undo the appointment, remove from office," from des- "dis" + appointer "appoint." Modern sense of "to frustrate expectations" (late 15c.) is from secondary meaning of "fail to keep an appointment." Related: Disappointing.
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