adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a disappointing start
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He accepted full responsibility for the club’s disappointing start to the season.
a poor/disappointing season
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It's been a disappointing season for Arsenal.
disappointing
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Sales for the first three months of this year were disappointing.
disappointing
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The country’s recent economic performance has been disappointing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
very
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Discussion Our results are very disappointing .
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Leigh, after impressive wins over Widnes and Featherstone Rovers, were very disappointing .
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The graduate assignments the following year were reportedly very disappointing , with a disproportionate number being sent to rural areas.
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That would be a much better way forward than this very disappointing statement.
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But in the end very disappointing .
■ NOUN
performance
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The film's disappointing performance was laid at its documentary style and unfocused lack of drama.
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In summary, a disappointing performance for me.
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Jemson's problems shouldn't detract from woeful Wednesday's own troubles and their disappointing performance .
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It was a disappointing performance by the Bears for whom only Mark Lemon and the determined Odom took the chequered flag.
result
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As mentioned earlier, scales can sometimes show disappointing results because of fluid fluctuations within the body.
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Several workers have reported disappointing results in a high incidence of gastrointestinal side effects.
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The programme had been under way for some time, studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results .
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Cup fever had obscured disappointing results and falling attendances in the League.
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Empirically derived combinations of chemotherapeutic drugs have given disappointing results .
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The way forward A very disappointing result .
season
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The Glens have the cup pedigree and their cup run has kept a disappointing season alive.
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He reminds her that her predecessor kept his job for seventeen years, despite a number of disappointing seasons .
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He could be forgiven one disappointing season with a track record like that.
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For North it has been a disappointing season and Saturday's 57-run defeat summed up their form this year.
start
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Noades blamed unprofessionalism, a slipshod approach and complacency for the club's disappointing start to the season.
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He is also confident that the club can haul themselves further up the league after a disappointing start to the season.
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All this made for a disappointing start but I am happy to say that much else is on an altogether higher level.
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Read in studio Cricket now, and the quarter finals of the Nat West trophy, Northants have made a disappointing start .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Company profits this year have been very disappointing .
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It rained most of the time we were in England, which was pretty disappointing .
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The delay of the flight was disappointing news for the travelers.
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The team had a disappointing season.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He finished with a disappointing 72 to go with his first round of 71.
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He reminds her that her predecessor kept his job for seventeen years, despite a number of disappointing seasons.
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It was a disappointing display and we were fortunate to come away with a point.
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It was finally released on September 23, 1970 to disappointing reviews and box office results.
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The film's disappointing performance was laid at its documentary style and unfocused lack of drama.