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disappointed::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defeated, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted |
disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions.
Examples of disappointed
disappointed
The Cardinals were disappointed in offers tendered for Ryan during the meetings.
From the stltoday.com
Urban Meyer had much to be disappointed in during his final season with Florida.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Bob Ammon, president of the Flagler County Art League, said he was disappointed.
From the news-journalonline.com
Sometimes you're pleased, and sometimes you're disappointed with what people do.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Disappointed, Berglund came to camp in the fall determined to be more prominent.
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Some teams might be disappointed to be left out of the Challenge Cup tournament.
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Lunceford said she is disappointed the school district didn't talk to her first.
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Very disappointed in the lack of drive and lack of passion to come out and play.
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Kerger, the PBS head, said she was disappointed by the outcome in the KCET case.
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- Defeated: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
- (disappointedly) in disappointment; in a disappointed manner; "she left the gambling table disappointedly"
- (disappoint) fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
- (disappointing) not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
- (disappointment) a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
- "Disappointed" was the fourth single by the English band Electronic. Like their first single "Getting Away with It" it featured Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys as well as founding members Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner. ...
- "Disappointed" is the first single taken from Public Image Ltd.'s, 1989 album, 9. It reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart at #38 and reached #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the US.
- (The Disappointment) The Disappointment, or The Force of Credulity is a ballad opera in two acts with a prologue and epilogue, to a text by an unknown author writing under the pseudonym "Andrew Barton". ...
- (The Disappointment (Aphra Behn)) "The Disappointment" is a poem written by Aphra Behn. It was first published in 1680 (see 1680 in poetry) in Rochestor's Poems on Several Occasions.
