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Synonyms for disappointing

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-uh-poin-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪn tɪŋ

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Définition of disappointing

Origin :
  • early 15c., "dispossess of appointed office," from Middle French desappointer (14c.) "undo the appointment, remove from office," from des- (see dis-) + appointer "appoint" (see appoint).
  • Modern sense of "to frustrate expectations" (late 15c.) is from secondary meaning of "fail to keep an appointment." Related: Disappointed; disappointing.
  • adj unsatisfactory
Example sentences :
  • Then he would have the double satisfaction of using the boat and disappointing Robert.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The issue was, however, disappointing to him in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But for what he had heard he would have found them disappointing.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • It is a disappointing reversion to the primitive, I must admit.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • You may be sure of one thing: if our troops are waiting for them, they have no intention of disappointing us.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • Their sons, by disappointing their expectations, had dealt them the final blow.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The play holds much that is beautiful and much that is disappointing.
  • Extract from : « The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess Mizzie » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • The effect was ludicrous—from Mr. Caryll's point of view—and yet it was disappointing.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • “Perhaps not so disappointing as you think, sweetheart,” Grey said thoughtfully.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The pleasure of disappointing the Monterists was also very great.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

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