disappointing
failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
Origin of disappointing
1Other words from disappointing
- dis·ap·point·ing·ly, adverb
- un·dis·ap·point·ing, adjective
Words Nearby disappointing
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How to use disappointing in a sentence
The final margin was a throwback to the disappointing Super Bowls of the 1980s.
That really was one of the least enjoyable Super Bowls of all time | Neil Greenberg | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostIt might be disappointing, but you may have to build up your tolerance so you can finally play titles like Halo or Apex Legends.
Video games can cause motion sickness—here’s how to fight it | Sandra Gutierrez G. | February 2, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn September, the company posted disappointing earnings, which Gill lampooned as a “Chernobyl experience.”
The GameStop stock craze is about a populist uprising against Wall Street. But it’s more complicated than that. | David J. Lynch | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s disappointing that this year, the academic medicine community seems to have shrugged its shoulders.
Wizards forward Davis Bertans had yet another disappointing shooting night, going 3 for 12 from three-point range, but he scored a critical 11 points.
Wizards stun Nets with wild sequence in the final seconds | Ava Wallace | February 1, 2021 | Washington Post
Yes, it was a fairly disappointing year in music—one devoid of Goth teen prodigies, Yeezy, and galvanizing rock anthems.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More | Marlow Stern | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo years later, further tests were done, but this time to a disappointing conclusion.
On the other hand, what broken and disappointing ground it is.
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes | Jedediah Purdy | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe response the Foleys received was, for the most part, beyond disappointing—little more than a “pat on the head,” John said.
Foley Family to White House: You Saved Bergdahl. Why Not Our Son? | Eli Lake | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWilliamson stands by his record of rarely disappointing a customer when they are at a loss as to what suits them.
Many of the pneumatic actions made to-day, however, are disappointing in these particulars.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerIt is without tower or spire of considerable height and somewhat disappointing when viewed from the exterior.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThis was very disappointing to him, as he wanted to make inquiries concerning the manner of their escape.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingThey were to me disappointing efforts, if they were meant to be demonstrations of the success of co-operation.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiIt was rather disappointing to them to see his face so melancholy, when they expected him to be full of animation and pleasure.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
British Dictionary definitions for disappointing
/ (ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ) /
failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
Derived forms of disappointing
- disappointingly, adverb
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