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disappointing

[ dis-uh-poin-ting ]

adjective

  1. failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations:

    a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.



disappointing

/ ˌɪəˈɔɪԳɪŋ /

adjective

  1. failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈǾԳپԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱a·ǾԳiԲ· adverb
  • ܲd··ǾԳiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disappointing1

First recorded in 1520–30; disappoint + -ing 2
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"It's disappointing me that you would stoop as low as bringing one of those photographs," Dubois' coach Don Charles said.

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"Obviously I know this night is a disappointing night for New Democrats," he said, adding: "We're only defeated if we stop fighting."

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Some customers told the BBC that M&S' communication over affected orders has been "disappointing".

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Citizen Bull was an early favorite for the Derby, but a disappointing and uninspiring fourth in the Santa Anita Derby made people look elsewhere.

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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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