"disappoint" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-disappoint.oga [US] Forms: disappoint [canonical], disappoints [third-person, singular], disappointed [past], disappointed [past, participle], disappointing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something disappoints somebody, it makes them unhappy because it was not as good as they expected.
    Sense id: simple-disappoint-en-verb-93IkORZH
  2. If something disappoints somebody, they thought it would happen but it didn't.
    Sense id: simple-disappoint-en-verb-GxubuJyo
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