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 | ||