disappoint Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
let down.
- Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage

OF. desapointier, F. désappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F. appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.

imperfect & past participle Disapointed; present participle & verbal noun Disappointing

To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was excepted, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil.
I was disappointed, but very agreeably. Macaulay.
✍ Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained.
To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow. Addison.
Syn. -- To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See Tantalize.