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/dˌɪsəpˈɔɪnt/ Listen

verb

Disappoint v. t. (past & past part. disapointed; pres. part. disappointing)

To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil. "I was disappointed, but very agreeably." Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained.

To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. "His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow."

Synonyms: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See Tantalize.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Disappoint" Quotes from Famous Books

... not treat me a bit like a 'bad boy,' as I supposed she would," he thought; "but appears to take it for granted that I shall be a gentleman in this her house, and a sensible fellow in her husband's office. Blow me if I disappoint her!" ...

— A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century • E. P. Roe

... the Prison Ordinary, who persuaded him to sign his name to a lying confession of guilt, drawn up in accordance with a foolish and inexorable tradition, and to deliver such a last dying speech as would not disappoint the mob. ...

— A Book of Scoundrels • Charles Whibley

... arrived, but I am sorry to say that (I believe for the first time in our transactions) I shall have to disappoint you. ...

— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 3 • Leonard Huxley

... truth? The bottles circulated freely at Mr. Farnaby's table—I began to wonder whether he was quite sober. I said I was sorry to disappoint him, but I really did not know what my family ...

— The Fallen Leaves • Wilkie Collins

... as we far outnumber them in cavalry." At the same time he gave them notice to be ready for battle on the day following, and since the opportunity which they had so often wished for was now arrived, not to disappoint the opinion generally entertained of their ...

— "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries • Caius Julius Caesar

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