disappointing
11disappointing — adjective Date: 1530 failing to meet expectations < a disappointing meal > • disappointingly adverb …
12disappointing — adjective That disappoints or disappoint. disappointing results …
13disappointing — dis|ap|point|ing [ ,dısə pɔıntıŋ ] adjective * not as good as you had hoped for or expected: This year s sales figures were very disappointing …
14disappointing — adjective a pretty good movie up until the disappointing ending Syn: regrettable, unfortunate, sorry, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, depressing, dismaying, upsetting, saddening; unsatisfactory; informal not all it s cracked up to be …
15disappointing */ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] / US adjective not as good as you had hoped for or expected This year s sales figures were very disappointing. Derived word: disappointingly adverb …
16disappointing — [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adj not as good as you had hoped or expected This year s sales figures were very disappointing.[/ex] …
17disappointing — disappoint ► VERB 1) fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. 2) prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized. DERIVATIVES disappointing adjective disappointment noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deprive of a position»; from Old… …
18disappointing — adjective not up to expectations (Freq. 1) a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising • Syn: ↑dissatisfactory, ↑unsatisfying • Similar to: ↑unsatisfactory • Derivationally related f …
19disappointing — Synonyms and related words: disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, displeasing, dissatisfactory, falling short, inadequate, incommensurate, inferior, insufficient, not good enough, pathetic, poor, sad, second best, second rate, sorry,… …
20disappointing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unsatisfactory, unsatisfying, ineffective, uninteresting, discouraging, unpleasant, inadequate, inferior, unlooked for, lame, insufficient, failing, falling short, limited, second rate, mediocre, unexpected, unhappy,… …
