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disappoint

di·sap·point

UK/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ US/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ fairly common

verb

1.

fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

  • “Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage”
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Origin

From Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to "dispossess of appointed office", and eventually broadened to mean "to frustrate the expectations or desires of" and "defeat the realization or fulfillment of".

Phrases

  • disappointed adjective
  • disappointer noun
  • disappointing adjective
  • disappointment noun

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