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What is the verb for disappointment?

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disappoint
  1. (transitive) To sadden or displease by underperforming or by failing to yield something promised or expected.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disillusion, dishearten, disenchant, dismay, upset, chagrin, discourage, dispirit, depress, disoblige, sadden, vex, disconcert, disgruntle, underwhelm, embitter, bum out, dash hopes, cast down, dash the hopes of, burst bubble, dampen the spirits of, shatter the illusions of, let down, take the wind out of your sails, frustrate, dissatisfy, unnerve, daunt, demoralize, chill, dash, shake, unman, throw, demoralise, fail, deject, distress, crush, alarm, bother, trouble, worry, cow, fail to satisfy, break your word, fall short of expectations, break one's promise to, knock sideways … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I might add that you disappoint me with your censorious attitude.”
      “In the recent past, Burton has promised much only to disappoint each time.”
      “His majesty is indeed sensible of the difficulties to be encountered, and that they may disappoint his hopes of success.”
disappointed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of disappoint
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disillusioned, disheartened, disenchanted, dismayed, upset, chagrined, discouraged, dispirited, depressed, disobliged, saddened, vexed, vext, disconcerted, disgruntled, underwhelmed, embittered, bummed out, dashed hopes, cast down, dashed the hopes of, dampened the spirits of, shattered the illusions of, let down, took the wind out of your sails, taken the wind out of your sails, failed, blundered, bungled, fizzled, flopped, floundered, flunked, foundered, bombed, fell, felled, fallen, miscarried, misfired, underachieved, underperformed, cratered, dissatisfied, fluffed, folded, aborted, fell flat, fallen flat, fell short … more
disappointing
  1. present participle of disappoint
  2. Synonyms:
      3. 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, 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 … more
disappoynt
  1. Obsolete form of disappoint.
disappoints
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disappoint
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disillusions, disheartens, disenchants, dismays, upsets, chagrins, discourages, dispirits, depresses, disobliges, saddens, vexes, disconcerts, disgruntles, underwhelms, embitters, bums out, dashes hopes, casts down, dashes the hopes of, dampens the spirits of, shatters the illusions of, lets down, takes the wind out of your sails, fails, blunders, bungles, fizzles, flops, flounders, flunks, founders, bombs, falls, miscarries, misfires, underachieves, underperforms, craters, dissatisfies, fluffs, folds, aborts, falls flat, falls short, falls down, falls short of, falls short of expectations, fizzles out, flames out … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The boy's lack of interest in his father's hobby visibly disappoints the man.”
      “She acts, she directs, she collects objets, she throws diva fits and she never disappoints a press hungry for diva behaviour.”
      “It's an example of infantilism, a regressive desire for boundarylessness, a plea for a love object that never disappoints.”
disappointeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of disappoint
disappointest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of disappoint
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