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
disappointed (comparative more disappointed, superlative most disappointed)
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
Expressing or indicating disappointment.
• discomfited
• foiled
• frustrated
• thwarted
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.
disappointed
simple past tense and past participle of disappoint
Source: Wiktionary
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.
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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
