INDEX:
1. disappointed
2. making you feel disappointed
3. to make someone feel disappointed
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1. disappointed
▷ disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd◂, ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntəd◂/ [adjective]
unhappy because things did not happen in the way you hoped they would, or were not as good as you expected them to be :
▪ I felt a little disappointed when she didn’t come to the party.
▪ The hall was already full, and hundreds of disappointed fans were turned away at the door.
disappointed in
▪ I’m very disappointed in both of you - I guess I expected better behavior.
disappointed with/by
▪ Were you disappointed with the way you played today?
disappointed that
▪ The children were very disappointed that we couldn’t go to the zoo.
disappointed to find/learn/hear/see
▪ We were disappointed to find that the museum was closed.
bitterly disappointed
very disappointed
▪ Backley was bitterly disappointed when an injury prevented him from competing in the Olympic Games.
disappointment [uncountable noun]
the feeling of being disappointed :
▪ She couldn’t hide her disappointment when David told her he wasn’t coming.
bitter disappointment
▪ Davis expressed bitter disappointment with Carlson’s resignation.
▷ feel let down /fiːl ˌlet ˈdaʊn/ [verb phrase]
to feel disappointed because someone did not do what they promised to do, or did not help you when you needed them :
▪ No wonder the nurses feel let down - they were promised a big pay increase, but nothing has happened.
▪ They were ashamed of their daughter’s behaviour, and felt badly let down.
▷ disillusioned /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒ ə nd◂, ˌdɪsəˈluːʒ ə nd◂/ [adjective]
disappointed because you realize that a person, belief, way of life etc is not as good as you thought they were :
▪ Disillusioned voters are turning against the government.
disillusioned with/by
▪ As David grew older he became increasingly disillusioned with socialism.
▪ Japanese college students in particular are disillusioned by the restrictions placed on them by society.
disillusionment [uncountable noun]
disillusioned with
▪ Public disillusionment with government promises is at an all time high.
▷ crestfallen /ˈkrestˌfɔːlən/ [adjective]
looking very disappointed and sad :
▪ Steve looked crestfallen as he returned from the mailbox empty-handed.
▪ She ripped open the package but found nothing in it but shoes. She was crestfallen.
▷ disenchanted /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntəd◂, ˌdɪsənˈtʃɑːntəd◂ǁ-ˈtʃænt-/ [adjective]
disappointed with something that you used to enjoy or believe in, or with someone you used to have great respect for :
▪ The party’s greatest problem is trying to win back the support of its own disenchanted members.
disenchanted with
▪ After three divorces he must be pretty disenchanted with married life.
disenchantment [uncountable noun]
disenchanted with
▪ There seems to be a growing disenchantment with work in the high-tech world.
2. making you feel disappointed
▷ disappointing /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ◂/ [adjective]
something that is disappointing makes you feel unhappy or dissatisfied, because it is not as good as you hoped it would be :
▪ The team had a disappointing season.
▪ Company profits this year have been very disappointing.
▷ be a disappointment /biː ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ [verb phrase]
something that is a disappointment does not happen in the way you hoped, or is not as good as you expected :
▪ The holiday was a bit of a disappointment - it rained the whole time.
be a disappointment to
▪ The election results were a disappointment to civil rights groups.
be a great/major disappointment
▪ It was a great disappointment to my parents that I didn’t go to university.
▷ not live up to (somebody’s) expectations /nɒt lɪv ˌʌp tə somebodyˈs ekspekˈteɪʃ ə nz/
if an event or person does not live up to expectations, you expected them to be very good but in fact they are not :
▪ I’m afraid as a husband I never really lived up to Kelly’s expectations.
▪ Despite the enormous cost of making it, the film didn’t live up to expectations.
fail to live up to (somebody’s) expectations
▪ I failed to live up to my parents’ expectations, particularly at school.
▷ be a letdown /biː ə ˈletdaʊn/ [verb phrase] spoken
if something is a letdown, you do not enjoy it as much as you expected :
▪ The party was a real letdown.
▪ After months of planning and anticipation, the Florida trip was kind of a letdown.
▷ be an anticlimax/be anticlimactic /biː ən ˌæntɪˈklaɪmæks, biː ˌæntɪklaɪˈmæktɪk/ [verb phrase]
something that is an anticlimax or is anticlimactic does not seem very exciting or interesting because it comes after something that was much better :
▪ Going back to work after a month travelling in China is bound to be an anticlimax.
▪ Compared to the excitement of the earlier parts of the film, the ending was a little anticlimactic.
▷ be a non-event /biː ə ˌnɒn ɪˈventǁ-ˌnɑːn-/ [verb phrase]
an event or occasion that is a non-event is disappointing because nothing interesting or exciting happened :
▪ Sue’s party was a total non-event. Only five people turned up.
▷ be a bummer /biː ə ˈbʌməʳ/ [verb phrase] spoken informal
if you say that a situation or event is a bummer, you mean it is very disappointing :
▪ ‘I heard Reggie’s going to quit the team.’ ‘That’s a bummer.’
bummer!
American
▪ ‘The party was last Saturday.’ ‘Oh, bummer! I always miss those things.’
▷ something is not all it’s cracked up to be / something ɪz nɒt ˌɔːl ɪts krækt ˈʌp tə biː/ informal
use this to say that something is not as good as people say it is :
▪ Northbourne Leisure Centre isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, they don’t even have a sauna.
▪ Being a fashion model isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It is extremely hard work.
3. to make someone feel disappointed
▷ disappoint /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ [transitive verb]
▪ The band disappointed thousands of fans by cancelling at the last minute.
▪ I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there aren’t any tickets left.
▷ let somebody down /ˌlet somebody ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb]
to not do what you promised to do for someone, or not behave as well as they expected :
▪ I said I would help them - I can’t let them down.
let somebody down badly
▪ Many disabled soldiers feel the government has let them down very badly.
▷ dash (somebody’s) hopes /ˌdæʃ somebodyˈs ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase]
to disappoint someone very badly by doing or telling them something that is the opposite of what they hoped for or what they needed to happen :
▪ Renewed fighting has dashed all hopes of an early settlement.
▪ The family’s hopes that their daughter would be found alive were cruelly dashed this morning.