Disappointed
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of disappoint form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
"After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed."
- 2 Defeated 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."
- 3 Expressing or indicating disappointment.
"a disappointed tone / face / silence"
Adjective
- 1 disappointingly unsuccessful wordnet
Example
More examples"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."