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disappointing
[ dis-uh-poin-ting ]
adjective
- failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations:
a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
disappointing
/ ˌɪəˈɔɪԳɪŋ /
adjective
- failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈǾԳپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱a·ǾԳiԲ· adverb
- ܲd··ǾԳiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disappointing1
Example Sentences
"It's disappointing me that you would stoop as low as bringing one of those photographs," Dubois' coach Don Charles said.
"Obviously I know this night is a disappointing night for New Democrats," he said, adding: "We're only defeated if we stop fighting."
Some customers told the BBC that M&S' communication over affected orders has been "disappointing".
Citizen Bull was an early favorite for the Derby, but a disappointing and uninspiring fourth in the Santa Anita Derby made people look elsewhere.
Parc had previously been judged as one of the most successful prisons, and HM chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, called the latest inspection "enormously disappointing".
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