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disappoint

dis·ap·point [ dìssə póynt ] (past and past participle dis·ap·point·ed, present participle dis·ap·point·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·ap·points)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb be not good enough: to be not as good, attractive, or satisfactory as was hoped or expected

2. transitive verb fail somebody: to let somebody down by not doing something or by not happening as hoped or expected

[15th century. < French désappointer "deprive of an appointment"]
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