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disappointed - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'disappointed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disappointed [ a.]
- Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope.
- Unprepared; unequipped.

Meaning of 'disappointed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disappointed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- disappointingly unsuccessful
Example in sentence:
  • disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions;
  • his best efforts were thwarted;
  • many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers;
  • their foiled attempt to capture Calais

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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