disappoint

dis-ap-point · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To fail to meet someone's hopes or expectations.

  2. 2.

    To cause someone to feel sad or displeased because something did not happen as expected.

  3. 3.

    To prevent something from happening as expected.

Related words

Antonyms: delight, please, satisfy
See also: disappointed, disappointing, disappointment
Synonyms: disillusion, dissatisfy, fail, let down

Etymology

From Old French desapointer meaning "to remove from office," from des- meaning "away" + apointer meaning "to appoint." The meaning shifted from "to remove from a position" to "to fail expectations" by the 16th century.