to disappoint

Examples

• All

• It's like, did I disappoint you or let you down?

• It's the ones you love the most that always disappoint you in the end.

  Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

• So this idea you have continues to disappoint you, not your mom.

  B. Simone

• Oh my God, you disappoint me so many times.

• But as a weight loss strategy, it's going to disappoint you every time, OK.

• I would not want to disappoint him.

  Cabrini (2024)

• Students did not want to disappoint these teachers by doing less than their best work.

  Academic text (2015)

• "But I could not disappoint Gene, who had made all the plans.

  Academic text (2013)

• I am scared of disappointing my mother or daughter.

• But I hate to disappoint guys, but it's never aliens.

  Dr. Becky

Synonyms

L

to let down

vsto disappoint

430 2.9

Make someone feel disappointed by not doing what you promised

covers failures to meet hopes or expectations, not just broken promises

U

to underperform

vsto disappoint

19 5.3

To do worse than expected or needed

refers to poor results in performance situations, not all kinds of unmet hopes

L

to leave something to be desired

vsto disappoint

17 6.6

Is not as good as expected or needed

is about failing to meet someone's hopes or expectations rather than general quality

D

to displease

vsto disappoint

13 4.7

To make someone feel annoyed or unhappy

is about failing to meet hopes or expectations, not only causing irritation

U

to underachieve

vsto disappoint

7 5.5

Do less well than expected or than they can

focuses on missed potential or results rather than general unmet hopes

F

to fail to impress

vsto disappoint

3 4.1

Not make people think something is good or special

is about not meeting hopes or expectations, not only failing to gain approval

D

to dishearten

vsto disappoint

2 5.3

To make someone lose hope or confidence

means fail to meet hopes or expectations without necessarily destroying confidence

D

to dissatisfy

vsto disappoint

1 4.3

To make someone unhappy because something does not meet their needs or wants

is about failing specifically to meet someone's hopes or expectations

E

to end on a false note

vsto disappoint

1 7.0

Finish in a way that leaves people disappointed or unhappy

is a broader failing to meet hopes or expectations, not only at the end

Antonyms

P

to please

372 1.0

To make someone happy or satisfied

S

to satisfy

205 2.0

Make someone happy by meeting their need or wish

Phrasal Verbs

N

to never disappoint

13 2.9

To always meet or go beyond what people expect

How Disappointing

to devastate

256 4.9

to upset

273 1.0

to disappoint

294 1.0

to let down

430 2.9

to displease

13 4.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology