disappointing

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adjective

Causing disappointment.

“disappointing results / news; a disappointing experience”

Similar
dissatisfactoryunsatisfyingunsatisfactory
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Meanings

adjectivedisappointing (comparative more disappointing, superlative most disappointing)

comparative more disappointing · superlative most disappointing

  1. Causing disappointment.

    disappointing results / news; a disappointing experience

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of disappoint

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot up to expectations

Similar
dissatisfactoryunsatisfyingunsatisfactory
Also see
demotivatingdiscouragingdishearteningdispiritingdissatisfactorysoul-crushingunderwhelmingunsatisfactoryunsatisfying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan decebedor
  • decebedorthat disappoints or disappoint
Danish skuffende
  • skuffendethat disappoints or disappoint
Dutch teleurstellend
  • teleurstellendthat disappoints or disappoint
Finnish epätyydyttävä, harmittava
  • epätyydyttäväthat disappoints or disappoint
  • harmittavathat disappoints or disappoint
French décevant
  • décevantthat disappoints or disappoint
German enttäuschend
  • enttäuschendthat disappoints or disappoint
Greek απογοητευτικός
  • απογοητευτικός (apogoïteftikós)that disappoints or disappoint
Hebrew מאכזב
  • מאכזב (meakhzev)that disappoints or disappoint
Hungarian csalódást keltő, kiábrándító
  • csalódást keltőthat disappoints or disappoint
  • kiábrándítóthat disappoints or disappoint
Icelandic svekkjandi
  • svekkjandithat disappoints or disappoint
Irish díomá
  • díomáthat disappoints or disappoint
Italian deludente
  • deludentethat disappoints or disappoint
Norwegian Bokmål skuffende
  • skuffendethat disappoints or disappoint
Polish rozczarowujący
  • rozczarowującythat disappoints or disappoint
Portuguese decepcionante, dececionante
  • decepcionantethat disappoints or disappoint
  • dececionantethat disappoints or disappoint
Romanian dezamăgitor
  • dezamăgitorthat disappoints or disappoint
Russian разочаро́вывающий, доса́дный
  • разочаро́вывающий (razočaróvyvajuščij)that disappoints or disappoint
  • доса́дный (dosádnyj)that disappoints or disappoint
  • неутеши́тельный (neutešítelʹnyj)that disappoints or disappoint
Spanish decepcionante
  • decepcionantethat disappoints or disappoint
Swedish snöplig
  • snöpligthat disappoints or disappoint
Thai น่าผิดหวัง, น่าเสียดาย
  • น่าผิดหวังthat disappoints or disappoint
  • น่าเสียดาย (nâa-sǐia-daai)that disappoints or disappoint
Ukrainian розчаро́вуючий
  • розчаро́вуючий (rozčaróvujučyj)that disappoints or disappoint

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with disappointing

pointingjointing
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Cite this entry
APA

disappointing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappointing

MLA

“disappointing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappointing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disappointing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disappointing.

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