Disappointed Meaning
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/, /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjDefeated 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:
adjDefeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down., 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 of luck in the lottery of the newly-discovered goldfield."— 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 141:
adjExpressing or indicating disappointment.
"a disappointed tone / face / silence"
verbsimple past and past participle of disappoint
Sentence Examples
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
No, I'm not mad at you, I'm just disappointed.
The singer has promised to refund any disappointed fans.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She felt deeply ____ when her best friend missed her birthday party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You may be ____ if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She felt deeply ____ when her best friend missed her birthday party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You may be ____ if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.