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English verb: disappoint | |||
| 1. | disappoint (emotion) fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | ||
| Samples | Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will disappoint him, The performance is likely to disappoint Sue | ||
| Synonyms | let down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | betray, come short, disenchant, disillusion, fail, fall short | ||
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