disappoint
dis·ap·point
verb \ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint\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>
See Examples of DISAPPOINT
- The team disappointed its fans.
- The show may disappoint some viewers.
- The novel disappoints by being predictable and overly long.
Origin of DISAPPOINT
Middle English disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer, from des- dis- + appointer to arrange — more at appoint
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to DISAPPOINT
Related Words: bum (out), chagrin, discontent, disgruntle, displease, distress, upset; disenchant, disillusion; deceive, delude, mock
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
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