- 1. v. t. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. Source: opted
- 3. v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted, 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. Macaulay. Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained. 2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow. Addison. Syn. -- To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See Tantalize. Source: webster
- 5. v:100 v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / disappoint
disappoint
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
hisdisappointedexpectationshopesdisappointsdefeatfailhinderbalkfrustrateattainmentbadcropsdesireddesiresenemyexpectationfarmerhopehopedintentionsmanmeetobtained
Open full thesaurus page for disappoint · Language as a Lens