DISAPPOINTING


Meaning of DISAPPOINTING in English

dis ‧ ap ‧ point ‧ ing /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ disappointed , ↑ disappointing ; verb : ↑ disappoint ; noun : ↑ disappointment ; adverb : ↑ disappointingly ]

not as good as you hoped or expected:

disappointing profit figures

The Lakers’ loss in the playoffs was very disappointing.

—disappointingly adverb

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THESAURUS

▪ bad not good:

a bad idea

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His behaviour is getting worse.

▪ poor not as good as it could be or should be:

A poor diet can lead to ill health.

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his poor performance at school

▪ not very good not good – often used instead of saying directly that something was ‘bad’, especially when you were disappointed by it:

The film wasn’t very good.

▪ disappointing not as good as you hoped or expected:

Her exam results were disappointing.

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a disappointing start to the campaign

▪ negative bad – used when talking about the bad result or effect of something:

All the publicity had a negative impact on sales.

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the negative effects of climate change

▪ undesirable formal bad and not wanted:

The policy had some undesirable consequences.

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drug abuse and other undesirable behaviour

▪ unfavourable formal unfavourable conditions are not good for doing something:

The boat race was cancelled because of unfavourable weather.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.