disappoint
verb
dis·ap·point
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint 
disappointed; disappointing; disappoints
: to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate
the team disappointed its fans
He disappointed his parents with his decision.
: to fail to meet a hope or expectation : to cause disappointment
where the show disappoints most is in the work of the younger generation—
John Ashbery
John AshberyExamples of disappoint in a Sentence
The team disappointed its fans.
The show may disappoint some viewers.
The novel disappoints by being predictable and overly long.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Given the influx of questions received, when ideating the line Holloway began researching the category and was disappointed to find very little, and what was available wasn’t design- or education-driven.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
The consensus view here has been that Microsoft was somewhat lost in its artificial intelligence strategy after disappointing three months ago in fiscal Q2.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 May 2025
This is a great NBA matchup that will not disappoint; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappoint
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“Disappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disappoint. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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disappoint
verb
dis·ap·point
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint
: to fail to meet the expectation or hope of
the team disappointed its fans
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