DISAPPOINT


Meaning of DISAPPOINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯint ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer, from des- dis- + appointer to arrange — more at appoint

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

: to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate

the team disappoint ed its fans

intransitive verb

: to cause disappointment

where the show disappoint s most is in the work of the younger generation — John Ashbery

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.