adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɔɪntɪŋ
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Causing disappointment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
disappointing results / news; a disappointing experience
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of disappoint
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not up to expectations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dissatisfactory, unsatisfying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հիասթափեցնող
(hiastʻapʻecʻnoġ)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Belarusian:
які́ расчаро́ўвуе
(jakí rasčarówvuje)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Belarusian:
даса́дны
(dasádny)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Catalan:
decebedor
— that disappoints or disappoint
Danish:
skuffende
— that disappoints or disappoint
Dutch:
teleurstellend
— that disappoints or disappoint
Finnish:
epätyydyttävä
— that disappoints or disappoint
Finnish:
harmittava
— that disappoints or disappoint
French:
décevant
— that disappoints or disappoint
West-Frisian:
teloarstellend
— that disappoints or disappoint
West-Frisian:
lilk
— that disappoints or disappoint
German:
enttäuschend
— that disappoints or disappoint
Greek:
απογοητευτικός
(apogoïteftikós)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Hebrew:
מאכזב
(meakhzev)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Hungarian:
csalódást keltő
— that disappoints or disappoint
Hungarian:
kiábrándító
— that disappoints or disappoint
Icelandic:
svekkjandi
— that disappoints or disappoint
Ido:
deceptanta
— that disappoints or disappoint
Ido:
deceptiva
— that disappoints or disappoint
Irish:
díomá
— that disappoints or disappoint
Italian:
deludente
— that disappoints or disappoint
Norwegian Bokmål:
skuffende
— that disappoints or disappoint
Polish:
rozczarowujący
— that disappoints or disappoint
Portuguese:
decepcionante
— that disappoints or disappoint
Portuguese:
dececionante
— that disappoints or disappoint
Romanian:
dezamăgitor
— that disappoints or disappoint
Russian:
разочаро́вывающий
(razočaróvyvajuščij)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Russian:
доса́дный
(dosádnyj)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Russian:
неутеши́тельный
(neutešítelʹnyj)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Spanish:
decepcionante
— that disappoints or disappoint
Swedish:
snöplig
— that disappoints or disappoint
Thai:
น่าผิดหวัง
— that disappoints or disappoint
Thai:
น่าเสียดาย
(nâa-sǐia-daai)
— that disappoints or disappoint
Ukrainian:
розчаро́вуючий
(rozčaróvujučyj)
— that disappoints or disappoint