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To disappoint is defined as to let someone down or fail to fill his expectations for you.

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When your parents hope you will become a doctor and you end up unemployed and sleeping on their sofa instead, this is an example of a situation where you disappoint your parents.

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transitive verb

to fail to satisfy the hopes or expectations of; leave unsatisfied
to undo or frustrate (a plan, intention, etc.); balk; thwart

Origin: ME disapointen < OFr desapointer: see dis- & appoint

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disappointingly adverb

See disappoint in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb dis·ap·point·ed, dis·ap·point·ing, dis·ap·points

verb, transitive

To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.
To frustrate or thwart: “I will not disappoint the confidence you have put in me” (Wayne A. Budd).

verb, intransitive

To cause disappointment.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English disappointen

Origin: , from Old French desapointier, to remove from office

Origin: : des-, dis-

Origin: + apointer, apointier, to appoint; see appoint

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