disappointed

[ dis-uh-poin-tid ]
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adjective
  1. depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.

  2. Obsolete. inadequately appointed; ill-equipped.

Origin of disappointed

1
First recorded in 1545–55; disappoint + -ed2

Other words from disappointed

  • dis·ap·point·ed·ly, adverb
  • un·dis·ap·point·ed, adjective

Words Nearby disappointed

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How to use disappointed in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disappointed

disappointed

/ (ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd) /


adjective
  1. saddened by the failure of an expectation, etc

Derived forms of disappointed

  • disappointedly, adverb

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