disappointed
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd//ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/
disappointed adjective: defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down. Also the simple past and past participle of disappoint.
Adjective
disappointed (comparative more disappointed, superlative most disappointed)
- Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
- After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.
- If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed.2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Thel 'Vadamee (Keith David), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Cairo Station
- Having had a marriage proposal rejected.
- Scattered here and there amongst the steerage passengers were men of a different class: men whose previous lives had not fitted them for the hard and uncertain lot that certainly lay before them - pale-faced boys from Melbourne shops; middle-aged and disappointed men; one and all hoping for a turn...1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 141
- Expressing or indicating disappointment.
- a disappointed tone / face / silence
Also used as
disappointed is also the simple past and past participle of disappoint.
disappointed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
disappointed in Hindi
- defeated of hope or expectation
- निराश nirāś
disappointed in Tamil
- defeated of hope or expectation
- ஏமாற்றம் ēmāṟṟam
disappointed in Marathi
- defeated of hope or expectation
- निराश nirāś
disappointed in Urdu
- مایوس
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- disappointed in Malayalam
- നിരാശരാണ് nirāśarāṇŭ, നിരാശ nirāśa
- disappointed in Kannada
- ನಿರಾಶೆಗೊಂಡರು, ನಿರಾಶೆಗೊಂಡಿದೆ
- disappointed in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ nirāś
- disappointed in Gujarati
- નિરાશ nirāś
- disappointed in Odia
- ହତାଶ, ନିରାଶ, ନିରାଶ ହେଲେ
- disappointed in Sinhala
- බලාපොරොත්තු සුන් balāporottu sun
- disappointed in Nepali
- निराश nirāś
- disappointed in Tagalog
- bigo
- disappointed in Arabic
- خَائِب الأَمَل ḵāʔib al-ʔamal
- disappointed in Malay
- kecewa
- disappointed in Indonesian
- kecewa
- disappointed in Thai
- ผิดหวัง pìt-wǎng, สิ้นหวัง sîn-wǎng
- disappointed in Vietnamese
- thất vọng
- disappointed in Myanmar
- စိတ်ပျက် citpyak
Examples of disappointed in a sentence
- The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.
- The restaurant had been talked up way too much, that it left me somewhat disappointed.
- They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
Synonyms of disappointed
Forms of disappointed
| comparative | more disappointed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disappointed |
Words formed from disappointed
Questions about disappointed
- What does disappointed mean?
- Disappointed means defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
- What is disappointed in Hindi?
- Disappointed in Hindi is निराश (nirāś). See Disappointed meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disappointed?
- Disappointed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce disappointed?
- Disappointed is pronounced /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/.
Words near disappointed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disappointed (page history and authors); disappointed (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointed (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointed (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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