disappointed

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/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/US/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/

adjective

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

“a disappointed tone / face / silence”

CommonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivedisappointed (comparative more disappointed, superlative most disappointed)

comparative more disappointed · superlative most disappointed

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

    After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.

    1 more example

    If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed.

    2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Thel 'Vadamee (Keith David), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Cairo Station
    1. Having had a marriage proposal rejected.
      1 more example

      Scattered here and there amongst the steerage passengers were men of a different class: men whose previous lives had not fitted them for the hard and uncertain lot that certainly lay before them - pale-faced boys from Melbourne shops; middle-aged and disappointed men; one and all hoping for a turn of luck in the lottery of the newly-discovered goldfield.

      1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 141
  2. Expressing or indicating disappointment.

    a disappointed tone / face / silence

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of disappoint

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedisappointingly unsuccessful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans teleurgesteld
  • teleurgestelddefeated of hope or expectation
Arabic خَائِب الأَمَل
  • خَائِب الأَمَل (ḵāʔib al-ʔamal)defeated of hope or expectation
Basque etsite
  • etsitedefeated of hope or expectation
Bulgarian разочаро́ван
  • разочаро́ван (razočaróvan)defeated of hope or expectation
Catalan decebut
  • decebutdefeated of hope or expectation
Chinese Mandarin 敗興 /败兴, 失望
  • 敗興 /败兴 (bàixìng)defeated of hope or expectation
  • 失望 (shīwàng)defeated of hope or expectation
Czech rozčarovaný, zklamaný
  • rozčarovanýdefeated of hope or expectation
  • zklamanýdefeated of hope or expectation
Danish skuffet, skuffede
  • skuffetdefeated of hope or expectation
  • skuffededefeated of hope or expectation
Dutch teleurgesteld
  • teleurgestelddefeated of hope or expectation
Esperanto seniluziigita, elrevigita
  • seniluziigitadefeated of hope or expectation
  • elrevigitadefeated of hope or expectation
Finnish pettynyt
  • pettynytdefeated of hope or expectation
French déçu
  • déçudefeated of hope or expectation
German enttäuscht
  • enttäuschtdefeated of hope or expectation
Greek απογοητευμένος
  • απογοητευμένος (apogoïtevménos)defeated of hope or expectation
Hebrew מאוכזב
  • מאוכזב (meukhzav)defeated of hope or expectation
Hindi निराश
  • निराश (nirāś)defeated of hope or expectation
Hungarian csalódott
  • csalódottdefeated of hope or expectation
Icelandic vonsvikinn, vonbrigðum
  • vonsvikinndefeated of hope or expectation
  • vonbrigðumdefeated of hope or expectation
Indonesian kecewa
  • kecewadefeated of hope or expectation
Irish díomách, díomá a bheith ort
  • díomáchdefeated of hope or expectation
  • díomá a bheith ortdefeated of hope or expectation
Italian deluso
  • delusodefeated of hope or expectation
Japanese 失望した
  • 失望した (shitsubō shita)defeated of hope or expectation
Korean 실망하다
  • 실망하다 (silmanghada)defeated of hope or expectation
Latin dēstitūtus
  • dēstitūtusdefeated of hope or expectation
Latvian vīlušies, vīlies
  • vīlušiesdefeated of hope or expectation
  • vīliesdefeated of hope or expectation
Lithuanian nusivylusi, nusivylęs
  • nusivylusidefeated of hope or expectation
  • nusivylęsdefeated of hope or expectation
Malay kecewa
  • kecewadefeated of hope or expectation
Māori ngere, matekiri
  • ngeredefeated of hope or expectation
  • matekiridefeated of hope or expectation
  • pāpōuridefeated of hope or expectation
Norwegian skuffet
  • skuffetdefeated of hope or expectation
Polish rozczarowany, zawiedziony
  • rozczarowanydefeated of hope or expectation
  • zawiedzionydefeated of hope or expectation
Portuguese decepcionado, desapontado
  • decepcionadodefeated of hope or expectation
  • desapontadodefeated of hope or expectation
Punjabi ਨਿਰਾਸ਼
  • ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ (nirāś)defeated of hope or expectation
Romanian dezamăgit, decepționat
  • dezamăgitdefeated of hope or expectation
  • decepționatdefeated of hope or expectation
Russian разочаро́ванный
  • разочаро́ванный (razočaróvannyj)defeated of hope or expectation
Slovak sklamaný
  • sklamanýdefeated of hope or expectation
Spanish decepcionado
  • decepcionadodefeated of hope or expectation
Swedish besviken
  • besvikendefeated of hope or expectation
Tagalog bigo
  • bigodefeated of hope or expectation
Tamil ஏமாற்றம்
  • ஏமாற்றம் (ēmāṟṟam)defeated of hope or expectation
Thai ผิดหวัง, สิ้นหวัง
  • ผิดหวัง (pìt-wǎng)defeated of hope or expectation
  • สิ้นหวัง (sîn-wǎng)defeated of hope or expectation
Turkish hayal kırıklığına uğramış
  • hayal kırıklığına uğramışdefeated of hope or expectation
Ukrainian розчаро́ваний
  • розчаро́ваний (rozčaróvanyj)defeated of hope or expectation
Vietnamese thất vọng
  • thất vọngdefeated of hope or expectation
Welsh siomedig
  • siomedigdefeated of hope or expectation
Yiddish אַנטוישט, פֿאַרקלעמט
  • אַנטוישט (antoysht)defeated of hope or expectation
  • פֿאַרקלעמט (farklemt)defeated of hope or expectation
  • פֿאַרטאַראַראַמט (fartararamt)defeated of hope or expectation
  • צעטראָגן (tsetrogn)defeated of hope or expectation
  • פֿאַרחושכט (farkhoyshekht)defeated of hope or expectation
Zulu badumazeke
  • badumazekedefeated of hope or expectation
Cite this entry
APA

disappointed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappointed

MLA

“disappointed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappointed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disappointed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappointed.

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