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- pronunciation:
- dIs
poInt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disappoints, disappointing, disappointed |
| definition 1: |
to fail to fulfill the expectations, wishes, or hopes of.
Not getting the scholarship she'd hoped for naturally disappointed her.The young man's uncharitable behavior toward his sister disappointed his parents.The show's writers were disappointed by its poor ratings.- synonyms:
- fail, let down
- antonyms:
- gratify, impress, satisfy
- similar words:
- betray, disenchant, disillusion, dissatisfy, frustrate
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| definition 2: |
to prevent the fulfillment of (desires, plans, expectations, or the like); thwart; frustrate.
The foul weather disappointed the crew's expectation of making land by nightfall.- synonyms:
- thwart
- similar words:
- defeat, foil, frustrate
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| related words: |
balk, chagrin, mock, thwart |
adverb + (v.)disappoint
badly, bit, deeply, greatly, inevitably, rarely
(v.)disappoint
+ adverb
terribly
(v.)disappoint
+ noun
absence, auntie, bit, bull, conservative, expectation, fan, follower, investor, lack, liberal, lover, ment, parent, shareholder, supporter, teammate
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| derivations: |
disappointingly (adv.), disappointer (n.) |
Disappoint comes from an early French word that means "to dismiss from an appointment or job."
Word Builder: disappoint +
The word disappoint
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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