disappoint
verb (used with object)
to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of.
will disappoint
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future tenseof disappoint.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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In a Monday note, Brown said he expects that Blue Owl fee growth will disappoint investors, as Federal Reserve rate cuts and stalled fund-raising challenge the private credit manager.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
That disparity in performance between food and fashion will disappoint investors who hoped M&S “had finally cracked the right formula to look smart with clothing,” AJ Bell markets head Dan Coatsworth wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
It is likely to face scrutiny to ensure a creative decision which will disappoint some viewers does not prove to be bad news for the TV production industry.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
This conclusion will disappoint the app’s 170 million users in the United States.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2025
But I will say nothing to dissuade him, though, mark my words, he will disappoint you again; and then, if he is thrown on the world, I will look after him.
From A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War by F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Brereton
