disappointed

UK/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/US/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

adjectiveB12 meanings Very common — you will meet it every day · #1,408 of 15,258leans spoken

Disappointed is the flat, sinking feeling when the thing you hoped for does not happen. The concert is cancelled, the letter says no, the friend you waited an hour for never comes.

The prepositions are the hard part. You are disappointed WITH or IN a person, disappointed BY a result, disappointed AT the news, disappointed THAT the shop had closed, disappointed TO hear it. Keep the two endings straight: the film is disappointing, and you are disappointed — a disappointing person lets others down, a disappointed person has been let down. The noun disappointment names both the feeling and the thing itself: after all that build-up, the ending was a disappointment. And I'm not angry, just disappointed is a parent's line that lands harder than shouting.

Definitions of disappointed

1adjectivedisappointedUnhappy because something you hoped for did not happen or was not as good as you expected.B1~91%
“She was disappointed that nobody had saved her a seat.”
2adjectivefailedUnhappy with someone because they have failed to meet your expectations.B1~9%
“His coach looked disappointed in him for the first time.”

Shares are an estimate: a language model read 15 sentences found in the wild and placed 11 of them on a sense (4 were unclear) — a count of our sample, not a measurement of English.

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disappointed in the wild

Warner Bros. refused, and a disappointed Prince did not include the song on Controversy, saying the phase had passed.
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Many were disappointed that the series replaced Hellblazer, with writer Joshua Hale Fialkov stating the series did not have the "real" John Constantine.
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Florida coach Charley Pell was so disappointed by his team's performance that he burned the game film and buried it in the Gators' practice field.
1981 Peach Bowl (December)
Antrim were the first Ulster team to reach the final, but disappointed on the day, failing to score as Dublin finished a three-in-a-row.
1944 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final
Much of the positive reception focused on the abstract visuals and sound design; on the other hand, some critics were disappointed with the limited scope of the gameplay.
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Definitions of disappointed

1adjectivedisappointedUnhappy because something you hoped for did not happen or was not as good as you expected.B1~91%

“She was disappointed that nobody had saved her a seat.”

2adjectivefailedUnhappy with someone because they have failed to meet your expectations.B1~9%

“His coach looked disappointed in him for the first time.”

Shares are an estimate: a language model read 15 sentences found in the wild and placed 11 of them on a sense (4 were unclear) — a count of our sample, not a measurement of English.