Disappoint
verb
To make sad or unsatisfied by not being as good as expected or desired.
Her performance in the match disappointed her coach.
Often appears as...
- disappoint someone
- disappoint in performance
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Disapproving
verb
To make sad or unsatisfied by not being as good as expected or desired.
Her performance in the match disappointed her coach.
Often appears as...
- disappoint someone
- disappoint in performance
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Anticipation Matters
The sense of failure is stronger if high expectations are not met.
He disappointed his fans by cancelling the highly anticipated concert.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity
What disappoints someone may not disappoint another; it's often a personal feeling.
The movie disappointed me, but my sister loved it.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Serious
'Disappoint' can be used in light situations and doesn't always mean deep sadness.
I was disappointed by the lack of chocolate chips in my cookie.
Pro Tip 1/3Anticipation Matters
The sense of failure is stronger if high expectations are not met.
He disappointed his fans by cancelling the highly anticipated concert.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity
What disappoints someone may not disappoint another; it's often a personal feeling.
The movie disappointed me, but my sister loved it.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Serious
'Disappoint' can be used in light situations and doesn't always mean deep sadness.
I was disappointed by the lack of chocolate chips in my cookie.
Pro Tip 1/3Anticipation Matters
The sense of failure is stronger if high expectations are not met.
He disappointed his fans by cancelling the highly anticipated concert.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity
What disappoints someone may not disappoint another; it's often a personal feeling.
The movie disappointed me, but my sister loved it.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Serious
'Disappoint' can be used in light situations and doesn't always mean deep sadness.
I was disappointed by the lack of chocolate chips in my cookie.
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The paradox of choice PIPE...
And so I compared what I got to what I expected, and what I got was disappointing in comparison to what I expected. Adding options to people's lives can't help but increase the expectations people have about how good those options will be. And what that's going to produce is less satisfaction with results,
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Jeff Bezos: The...
at the present time who feel keenly disappointed. They've come thousands of miles on a perilous trip, risked life, health and property, spent months of the most arduous labor a man can perform and at length with expectations raised to the highest pitch have reached the coveted goal only to discover
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The difference between...
and yes, sometimes sadness and disappointment. There might not be a word in the dictionary that more of us are connected to than love. Yet, given its central importance in our lives, isn't it interesting that we're never explicitly taught how to love? We build friendships,
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
you're going to be very disappointed in the long-term impact of your efforts. So you would think that the disintegration of basic law enforcement in the developing world would be a huge priority for the global fight against poverty. But it's not.
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Watch One Family's...
official face transplant list every day I you kind of wake up you think this could be the day and and then you get through tons where there's not a call or anything and you kind of get a little discouraged and disappointed but
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This deep-sea mystery is...
no human has ever gotten a single one of these exotic deep subsurface microbes to grow in a petri dish. And it's not for lack of trying. That may sound disappointing, but I actually find it exhilarating,
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The myth of Thor's...
The three companions prepared to leave, disappointed and humbled. But as the king escorted them out, he revealed that nothing in the castle had been what it seemed.
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Baby Siamese Crocodiles...
could fund more wardens like mr. could the team could find unprotect more crucial nests after this disappointment mr. another crocodiles been seen in the area this
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TEDWomen 2015 in review...
despite any kind of accomplishment that we might have in life we will both still disappoint our parents because they wanted us to be engineers mostly you
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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
and I'm never disappointed. You do the same thing. Go out, talk to people, listen to people, and, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed. Thanks.
Video examples
The paradox of choice PIPE...
And so I compared what I got to what I expected, and what I got was disappointing in comparison to what I expected. Adding options to people's lives can't help but increase the expectations people have about how good those options will be. And what that's going to produce is less satisfaction with results,
Video examples
Jeff Bezos: The...
at the present time who feel keenly disappointed. They've come thousands of miles on a perilous trip, risked life, health and property, spent months of the most arduous labor a man can perform and at length with expectations raised to the highest pitch have reached the coveted goal only to discover
Video examples
The difference between...
and yes, sometimes sadness and disappointment. There might not be a word in the dictionary that more of us are connected to than love. Yet, given its central importance in our lives, isn't it interesting that we're never explicitly taught how to love? We build friendships,
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
you're going to be very disappointed in the long-term impact of your efforts. So you would think that the disintegration of basic law enforcement in the developing world would be a huge priority for the global fight against poverty. But it's not.
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
official face transplant list every day I you kind of wake up you think this could be the day and and then you get through tons where there's not a call or anything and you kind of get a little discouraged and disappointed but
Video examples
This deep-sea mystery is...
no human has ever gotten a single one of these exotic deep subsurface microbes to grow in a petri dish. And it's not for lack of trying. That may sound disappointing, but I actually find it exhilarating,
Video examples
The myth of Thor's...
The three companions prepared to leave, disappointed and humbled. But as the king escorted them out, he revealed that nothing in the castle had been what it seemed.
Video examples
Baby Siamese Crocodiles...
could fund more wardens like mr. could the team could find unprotect more crucial nests after this disappointment mr. another crocodiles been seen in the area this
Video examples
TEDWomen 2015 in review...
despite any kind of accomplishment that we might have in life we will both still disappoint our parents because they wanted us to be engineers mostly you
Video examples
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
and I'm never disappointed. You do the same thing. Go out, talk to people, listen to people, and, most importantly, be prepared to be amazed. Thanks.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It's the music business. You are a business. That's what they do. So you've got to protect yourself.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
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Alain Ducasse
French Chef
I don't like being disappointed by somebody I trust. Fortunately, it rarely happens.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
My fans are so important to me, and I would never want to disappoint them.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
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Ryan Reynolds
Canadian Actor
I feared disappointing my father more than anything in the world.
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Kitty Kelley
American Journalist
Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.
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Nafessa Williams
American Actress
Disappointment builds character and strength.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels. It's the music business. You are a business. That's what they do. So you've got to protect yourself.
Quote examples
Mel Gibson
Actor
Life is life, and one has experiences that are painful and some that are very pleasant, and one has reward and sacrifice and more reward and disappointment and joy and happiness, and it's always going to be the same.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
Quote examples
Alain Ducasse
French Chef
I don't like being disappointed by somebody I trust. Fortunately, it rarely happens.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
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Selena Gomez
American Actress
My fans are so important to me, and I would never want to disappoint them.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.
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Ryan Reynolds
Canadian Actor
I feared disappointing my father more than anything in the world.
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Kitty Kelley
American Journalist
Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.
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Nafessa Williams
American Actress
Disappointment builds character and strength.
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