Disappointed

//ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of disappoint form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

    "After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed."

  2. 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. 3
    Expressing or indicating disappointment.

    "a disappointed tone / face / silence"

Adjective
  1. 1
    disappointingly unsuccessful wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
foiledfrustratedthwartedagainstbaffledbalked

Antonyms

All antonyms
glad

Example

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"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

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