Definition of disappoint

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Disappoint (v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, 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..

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Scatter :: Scatter (v. t.) Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like..
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Frustration :: Frustration (n.) The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs.
Jeremiade :: "Jeremiade (n.) A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically..
Huff :: Huff (n.) A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage.
Dissatisfaction :: Dissatisfaction (n.) The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations..
Fail :: Fail (v. t.) To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert.
Destitute :: Destitute (v. t.) To disappoint.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment..
Faithless :: Faithless (a.) Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.
False :: False (superl.) Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement..
Try :: Try (v. t.) To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience..
Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) That which disappoints.
Insincere :: Insincere (a.) Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
Disappointing :: Disappointing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disappoin.
Bilk :: Bilk (v. t.) To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor..
Droop :: Droop (v. i.) To grow weak or faint with disappointment, grief, or like causes; to be dispirited or depressed; to languish; as, her spirits drooped..
Balk :: Balk (v. t.) To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to /hwart; as, to balk expectation..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment..
Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..
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