disappointed

[dis-uh-poin-tid]

adjective

1. depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations.

   a disappointed suitor.

2. Obsolete.,  inadequately appointed; ill-equipped.

disappointed

/ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd /

adjective

1. saddened by the failure of an expectation, etc

Other Word Forms

• disappointedly adverb
• undisappointed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disappointed¹

First recorded in 1545–55; disappoint + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a statement, Mr Bhatti said he had been disappointed not to be given the opportunity to comment on the draft findings of the RCS report.

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"But actually I found it quite easy just to move on and have a few days off and come to this weekend. Yeah, disappointed, of course. But I was fine otherwise."

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Elias said he would have wanted the pope to visit the south, but he wasn’t disappointed, as he and about 200 others from the village would travel to Beirut and join the pontiff.

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Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he was "very disappointed" by leaks ahead of the Budget.

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An MP has said she is "deeply disappointed and angered" by the government's decision to approve building film studios on green belt land.

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