disappoint

🇺🇸 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B1
verb
B2

to make someone feel sad because what they hoped for did not happen or was not as good as expected

The movie did not disappoint the fans who had waited years to see it.

B2

to stop something that someone hoped for from happening

If he says no, he will disappoint everyone who believed in him.

translation

v. to make someone feel sad because what they hoped for did not happen or was not as good as expected; to stop something that someone hoped for from happening

Word Forms

3rd Present disappoints
Past disappointed
Perfect disappointed
Progressive disappointing