DISAPPOINTED

defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted

(adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful; “disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”; “their foiled attempt to capture Calais”; “many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers”; “his best efforts were thwarted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

disappointed (comparative more disappointed, superlative most disappointed)

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

Expressing or indicating disappointment.

Synonyms

• discomfited

• foiled

• frustrated

• thwarted

Usage notes

The following examples illustrate common usage

• She was disappointed in you. (i.e. Your actions, attitude, etc. disappointed her.)

• She was disappointed with her performance.

• She was disappointed at being left out.

• She was disappointed to be left out.

• She was disappointed that you didn’t go to her party.

Verb

disappointed

simple past tense and past participle of disappoint

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis`ap*point"ed, a.

1. Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope.

2. Unprepared; unequipped. [Obs.] Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled. Shak.

DISAPPOINT

Dis`ap*point", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] Etym: [OF. desapointier, F. désappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F. appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.]

1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil. I was disappointed, but very agreeably. Macaulay.

Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained.

2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow. Addison.

Syn.

– To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See Tantalize.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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