disappointing
adjective
dis·ap·point·ing
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯin-tiŋ 
: failing to meet expectations
a disappointing meal
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Here are the twenty-two films of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival competition, ranked in descending order, from greatest to most disappointing:
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Duran said afterwards that seeing Mayer get his first hits helped brighten up an otherwise disappointing afternoon.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
But the visiting New England Revolution found an equalizer and the match ended 3-3, a disappointing end to an evening filled with plenty of focus on what happened earlier in the week: the death of former KC player Gadi Kinda at 31.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
Jalen Brunson has not been the reason for the disappointing two-game deficit.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Duran said afterwards that seeing Mayer get his first hits helped brighten up an otherwise disappointing afternoon.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
But the visiting New England Revolution found an equalizer and the match ended 3-3, a disappointing end to an evening filled with plenty of focus on what happened earlier in the week: the death of former KC player Gadi Kinda at 31.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
Jalen Brunson has not been the reason for the disappointing two-game deficit.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disappointing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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