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Adjective
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Failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations
depressing
discouraging
disheartening
dispiriting
disillusioning
dismaying
distressing
disenchanting
saddening
upsetting
dissatisfying
regrettable
sad
unfortunate
anticlimactic
disconcerting
frustrating
lamentable
unpleasant
gloomy
unfavourableUK
distressful
dismal
unfavorableUS
disturbing
deplorable
dire
painful
unlucky
tragic
more ❯
“It was really disappointing to find out that the pyramids were not built by ancient aliens as Giorgio had claimed.”
Adjective
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Not up to a satisfactory standard
inadequate
unsatisfactory
inferior
insufficient
lame
poor
underwhelming
deficient
mediocre
pathetic
pitiful
substandard
anticlimactic
sorry
duff
ropy
rubbish
unacceptable
unfulfilling
unsatisfying
unworthy
bathetic
disagreeable
displeasing
distasteful
failing
ineffective
uninteresting
disillusioning
second-rate
below par
falling short
not good enough
not much cop
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
not all it's cracked up to be
more ❯
“The initial progress was good, but the final result was disappointing.”
Adjective
▲
Marked by a low amount or deficiency
poor
meagreUK
scanty
scant
paltry
limited
restricted
reduced
modest
insufficient
inadequate
sparse
spare
deficient
negligible
insubstantial
skimpy
short
little
lean
small
slight
slender
miserable
lamentable
light
meagerUS
pitiful
scarce
skimp
slim
sparing
puny
beggarly
insignificant
lowly
measly
trivial
base
contemptible
ordinary
stingy
subnormal
trifling
pathetic
piddling
exiguous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Failing to interest
underwhelming
bland
blasé
insipid
Verb
▲
Present participle for to cause to feel disheartened or disillusioned
disillusioning
disheartening
disenchanting
dismaying
upsetting
chagrining
discouraging
dispiriting
depressing
disobliging
saddening
vexing
disconcerting
disgruntling
underwhelming
embittering
bumming out
dashing hopes
casting down
dashing the hopes of
dampening the spirits of
shattering the illusions of
letting down
taking the wind out of your sails
“I might add that you disappoint me with your censorious attitude.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to fail to fulfill the hopes or expectations of
failing
blundering
bungling
fizzling
flopping
floundering
flunking
foundering
bombing
falling
miscarrying
misfiring
underachieving
underperforming
cratering
dissatisfying
fluffing
folding
aborting
falling flat
falling short
falling down
falling short of
falling short of expectations
fizzling out
flaming out
coming to naught
coming to nothing
falling through
going down
lacking success
missing the mark
not coming up to scratch
breaking down
bringing to naught
coming unstuck
nosediving
screwing up
not showing
not succeeding
“In the recent past, Burton has promised much only to disappoint each time.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized
frustrating
foiling
thwarting
baffling
baulkingUK
defeating
dashing
hampering
hindering
obstructing
balkingUS
impeding
stymieing
interfering with
nipping in the bud
putting a damper on
putting the damper on
throwing cold water on
pouring cold water on
“His majesty is indeed sensible of the difficulties to be encountered, and that they may disappoint his hopes of success.”
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