as in to fail
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappoint
With numerous debuts at major fashion houses, the new creative directions did not disappoint.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: Delta, Southwest and American all warned Monday night and Tuesday morning that their first-quarter results will disappoint.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
He has been especially disappointed in a lack of resistance, thus far, from Polis in denouncing Trump’s tearing down of the EPA.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
In September, Reuters reported that Broadcom was disappointed with Intel tests .
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: Delta, Southwest and American all warned Monday night and Tuesday morning that their first-quarter results will disappoint.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
He has been especially disappointed in a lack of resistance, thus far, from Polis in denouncing Trump’s tearing down of the EPA.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
In September, Reuters reported that Broadcom was disappointed with Intel tests .
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappoint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappoint
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Alas, the thick-headed goon that Vito sends to whack Frank in the lobby of his lux Manhattan apartment building (a swollen and unrecognizable Cosmo Jarvis as the aptly named Vincent Gigante) fails to follow through with a double-tap, and Frank survives with a scratch to the head.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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The country singer previously featured in December 2020, two months after he was dropped from an episode after failing to take Covid precautions on a night out.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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More wearable tech news: Are Halliday's AI smart glasses an amazing new wearable or surefire way to cheat?—
Adam Smith,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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In another trial, an AI even used the semantics of its programmers to reach its cheating phase.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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That could displease the White House, as Mr. Trump pivots toward Russia seeking to bring a swift end to the conflict.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Release Date Confirmed: Your Schedule For The Newest iPhone Other potential concerns are that President Trump could use IRS audits as retribution against his political adversaries and others who have displeased him.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Anyone would be upset in this situation, but Moore ‘s anger is misplaced and could easily be read as jealousy.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
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Alternative schools to traditional neighborhood schools Many parents who were upset by school closures opted to move their kids outside of their neighborhood public schools – and have kept them there, according to data from EdChoice, a nonprofit organization which advocates for school vouchers.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Disappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappoint. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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