disappointing


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dis·ap·point·ing

 (dĭs′ə-poin′tĭng)
adj.
Not up to expectations or hopes: a disappointing test score; finished the marathon in a disappointing 12th place.
dis′ap·point′ing·ly adv.
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disappointing

(ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ)
adj
failing to meet one's expectations, hopes, desires, or standards
ˌdisapˈpointingly adv
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dis•ap•point•ing

(ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪn tɪŋ)

adj.
failing to fulfill one's hopes.
[1520–30; disappoint + -ing2]
dis`ap•point′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.disappointing - not up to expectationsdisappointing - not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
dissatisfactory, unsatisfying
unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"
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disappointing

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disappointing

adjective
Disturbing because of failure to measure up to a standard or produce the desired results:
sorry, unlucky.
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Translations
مُخَيِّب للآمالمُخَيِّبُ للَأمَل
neuspokojivýneuspokojujícízklamávající
skuffende
huono
razočaravajući
sem veldur vonbrigîum
がっかりさせる
실망시키는
neuspokojujúci
nerazveseljiv
misslyckad
น่าผิดหวัง
can sıkıcıdüş kırıklığına neden olantatmin edici olmayan
làm thất vọng

disappointing

[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] ADJ → decepcionante
it's disappointing that nobody wants to help → es decepcionante que nadie quiera ayudar
the film/hotel was very disappointing → la película/el hotel fue una decepción
how disappointing! → ¡qué decepción! → ¡qué desilusión!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disappointing

[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adj [experience] → décevant(e); [evening, day, meal] → décevant(e); [performance, result] → décevant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disappointing

adj → enttäuschend; how disappointing! → so eine Enttäuschung!
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disappointing

[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ] adj → deludente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disappoint

(disəˈpoint) verb
to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.
ˌdisapˈpointed adjective
I was disappointed to hear that the party had been cancelled; a group of disappointed children.
disapˈpointing adjective
disappointing results.
ˌdisapˈpointment noun
Her disappointment was obvious from her face; His failure was a great disappointment to his wife.
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disappointing

→ مُخَيِّبُ للَأمَل neuspokojivý skuffende enttäuschend απογοητευτικός decepcionante huono décevant razočaravajući deludente がっかりさせる 실망시키는 teleurstellend skuffende rozczarowany dececionante, decepcionante разочаровывающий misslyckad น่าผิดหวัง tatmin edici olmayan làm thất vọng 令人失望的
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