disappointed

[US]/dɪsə'pɒɪntɪd/
[UK]/'dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. feeling let down or discouraged; hopes or expectations not met
v. to fail to satisfy expectations or hopes; to thwart or prevent from happening (past tense and past participle of disappoint)

Phrases & Collocations

feeling disappointed

disappointed at

be disappointed with

bitterly disappointed

be disappointed in

Example Sentences

they were disappointed yet again.

be disappointed of one's purpose

a disappointed young man)

The book disappointed me.

He is disappointed with the pool car.

He was disappointed at the result.

I'm disappointed in you, Mary.

I was disappointed by the food and the inattentive service.

All of us were disappointed by him.

The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience.

thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting.

they were disappointed at losing out to Berlin in the semi-finals.

don't expect anything and you won't be disappointed, that's my philosophy.

Peter was more than a little disappointed not to be chosen for the team.

Are you very disappointed about / at losing the game?

We were all disappointed to learn that the picnic had been cancelled.

He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.

Day by day the disappointed lover peaked and pined.

Real-world Examples

I was disappointed in his Lordship, but I'm more disappointed in you.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 5

Which means it's easier to be disappointed.

Source: Simple Psychology

Will not be disappointed. - You will not be disappointed.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Dismayed is a term that means very worried or disappointed.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Now, I hope you're not disappointed with such an explosion-free outcome.

Source: If there is a if.

The last thing I said to her was that she disappointed me.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

How do I forgive a woman how has disappointed me again and again?

Source: The Best Mom

Because, if you don't, she'll be very, very disappointed. -Rip them!

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

I told her not to be disappointed, we'd probably lose this one.

Source: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Original Soundtrack

Yeah. I can say I do feel like you won't be disappointed.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

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