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disappointing

disappointing adjective: causing disappointment. Also the present participle and gerund of disappoint.

Adjective

disappointing (comparative more disappointing, superlative most disappointing)

  1. Causing disappointment.
    • disappointing results / news; a disappointing experience

Also used as

disappointing is also the present participle and gerund of disappoint.

disappointing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

disappointing in Hindi

निराशाजनक, निराश करने वाला

disappointing in Tamil

ஏமாற்றம் அளிக்கிறது, ஏமாற்றம் அளித்தது, ஏமாற்றமளிக்கிறது

disappointing in Marathi

निराश करणारा, निराशाजनक, निराश करणारी

disappointing in Urdu

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disappointing in Bengali
হতাশাজনক
disappointing in Telugu
నిరాశపరిచింది, నిరుత్సాహపరిచింది, నిరాశపరిచేది
disappointing in Malayalam
നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു
disappointing in Kannada
ನಿರಾಶಾದಾಯಕ, ನಿರಾಶಾದಾಯಕವಾಗಿದೆ, ನಿರಾಶೆಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು
disappointing in Punjabi
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ
disappointing in Gujarati
નિરાશાજનક, નિરાશા થાય છે
disappointing in Odia
ନିରାଶଜନକ
disappointing in Nepali
निराशाजनक, निराश
disappointing in Thai
น่าผิดหวัง, น่าเสียดาย nâa-sǐia-daai

Examples of disappointing in a sentence

  • Try to put a positive spin on the disappointing sales figures.
  • Singh was bowled through the gate, a very disappointing way for a world-class batsman to get out.
  • The elected official's tone-deaf remarks about the operations of the clerk’s office were disappointing.

All 40 example sentences with disappointing

Forms of disappointing

comparativemore disappointing
superlativemost disappointing

Words formed from disappointing

Words that rhyme with disappointing

Questions about disappointing

What does disappointing mean?
Disappointing means causing disappointment.
What is disappointing in Hindi?
Disappointing in Hindi is निराशाजनक, निराश करने वाला. See Disappointing meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is disappointing?
Disappointing is an adjective.

Words near disappointing in the dictionary

  1. disappointedness
  2. disappointer
  3. disappointers
  4. disappointest
  5. disappointeth
  6. disappointing
  7. disappointingly
  8. disappointingness
  9. disappointment
  10. disappointments
  11. disappoints

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: disappointing (page history and authors); disappointing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disappointing (Nepali, 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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