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disappointing

[ dis-uh-poin-ting ]

adjective

  1. failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations:

    a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.



disappointing

/ ˌɪəˈɔɪԳɪŋ /

adjective

  1. failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈǾԳپԲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱a·ǾԳiԲ· adverb
  • ܲd··ǾԳiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disappointing1

First recorded in 1520–30; disappoint + -ing 2
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Parc had previously been judged as one of the most successful prisons, and HM chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, called the latest inspection "enormously disappointing".

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“It’s very disappointing that they’re sending them to another zoo, especially when you know there has been years and years of efforts through the City Council to send those elephants to a sanctuary.”

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This is a disappointing outfit desperately in need of a field leader, a staunch huddle general who can command loyalty and model integrity and win the battles.

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As gluten-free options were few, far between and commonly disappointing back then, I'd often make my own recipes and post them there for safekeeping.

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Then he said to me, 'I'm sure it's disappointing'.

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