Past tense of disappoint
regular verb
The past tense of disappoint is disappointed. The past participle is also disappointed.
Forms of disappoint
| Base form (V1) | disappoint /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ |
| Present participle | disappointing |
| Third person singular | disappoints |
Disappointed in a sentence
- His lack of respect disappointed her.
- I was disappointed by last year’s revenue.
- The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.From the entry insipid
- The restaurant had been talked up way too much, that it left me somewhat disappointed.From the entry talk up
- They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.From the entry opening
Meaning of disappoint
- verb To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
- verb To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).
- verb To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
Questions about the past tense of disappoint
- What is the past tense of disappoint?
- The past tense of disappoint is disappointed.
- What is the past participle of disappoint?
- The past participle of disappoint is disappointed.
- Is disappoint a regular or irregular verb?
- Disappoint is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disappoint (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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