adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
US:/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/in fast speech
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CMU ARPABET:D IH2 S AH0 P OY1 N T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:D IH2 S AH0 P OY1 N IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
Having had a marriage proposal rejected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adj
Meaning 3
Expressing or indicating disappointment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a disappointed tone / face / silence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of disappoint
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
disappointingly unsuccessful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
their foiled attempt to capture Calais
many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers