First Known Use: 15th century
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disappoint
verb dis·ap·point \ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint\
: to make (someone) unhappy by not being as good as expected or by not doing something that was hoped for or expected
Full Definition of DISAPPOINT
transitive verb
: to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate <the team disappointed its fans>
intransitive verb
: to cause disappointment <where the show disappoints most is in the work of the younger generation — John Ashbery>
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Origin of DISAPPOINT
Middle English disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer, from des- dis- + appointer to arrange — more at appoint
Rhymes with DISAPPOINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, boiling point, breaking point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, extra point, floating-point, focal point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, needlepoint, out of joint, pedal point, petit point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, sticking point, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
DISAPPOINT Defined for Kids
disappoint
verb dis·ap·point \ˌdi-sə-ˈpȯint\
dis·ap·point·eddis·ap·point·ing
Definition of DISAPPOINT for Kids
: to fail to satisfy the hope or expectation of <The team disappointed its fans.>
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