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disappointed

adjective

  1. disappoint, let down
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ / /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/

adj

  1. Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

    After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.

    If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed.

  2. Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

    Scattered here and there amongst the steerage passengers were men of a different class: men whose previous lives had not fitted them for the hard and uncertain lot that certainly lay before them - pale-faced boys from Melbourne shops; middle-aged and disappointed men; one and all hoping for a turn of luck in the lottery of the newly-discovered goldfield.

  3. Expressing or indicating disappointment.

    a disappointed tone / face / silence

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of disappoint