disappoint
verb (used with object)
to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of.
will be disappointing
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future progressiveof disappoint.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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“I know this will be disappointing news, but this is an emerging field of medicine and there are other treatments being developed.”
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
The experience will be disappointing if it is overcast when it is time for the total solar eclipse — meaning that you have to cross-check travel plans with historical weather reports.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
You need to be prepared to hear no, which will be disappointing but survivable.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
If you can be at a 10 emotionally online all the time, it just sort of stands to reason that real life will be disappointing.
From The Verge ● Jun. 14, 2022
To such as wish the lot of the worker painted as the most miserable on earth, they will be disappointing.
From Working With the Working Woman by Cornelia Stratton Parker
