disappointed

Meanings

1. 1adjectivecomparable

   Unhappy because something was not as good as you hoped or did not happen.

   Grammar: Usually after be or feel, followed by in someone, with or by something, or a that or to clause.

   Patterns

   • disappointed in someone
   • disappointed with something
   • disappointed that something happened
   • disappointed to do something

   I was disappointed with the results.

   She felt disappointed in her friend.

   We were disappointed to hear that the trip was canceled.

2. 2verbtransitive

   Past tense and past participle of disappoint: failed to meet someone's hopes.

   Grammar: Takes an object.

   The team disappointed its fans with a weak performance.

   He disappointed her again.

Word forms

Common combinations

deeply disappointed

I was deeply disappointed.

disappointed in

I'm disappointed in you.

disappointed with

She was disappointed with her grade.

bitterly disappointed

Fans were bitterly disappointed.

sorely disappointed

He was sorely disappointed by the news.

Synonyms and how they differ

let down

Informal and stresses that someone failed you.

dejected

Stronger, suggesting low mood.

disheartened

Suggests loss of confidence.

dissatisfied

Means not content with quality, without the sense of lost hope.

Opposites

Word family

disappoint verb

to fail to meet hopes

disappointment noun

the feeling, or something that causes it

disappointing adjective

not as good as hoped

Commonly confused: disappointed or disappointing?

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