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disappointing
[ dis-uh-poin-ting ]
adjective
- failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations:
a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
disappointing
/ ˌɪəˈɔɪԳɪŋ /
adjective
- failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱ˈǾԳپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱a·ǾԳiԲ· adverb
- ܲd··ǾԳiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disappointing1
Example Sentences
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".
“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.”
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.
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.
Then he said to me, 'I'm sure it's disappointing'.
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