disappointing

Meanings

• Adjective

  Failing to meet expectations; causing feelings of sadness, dissatisfaction, or frustration.

  - "The product was disappointing."
  - "I was disappointed with the service."
  - "His performance was disappointing."

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Antonyms

satisfy

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Synonyms

frustrate , thwart

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with disappointing
frustrating , disgaining , disenchanting , disenchanting

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Variants

List of all variants of disappointing that leads to same result
disappointing , disappointingly , disappoint , disappointed , disappoints

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Etymology

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Late 15th century. Dis- 'oppose' + -appoint 'set before' + -ing 'process of doing'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'disappointing' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

2. The term 'disappointment' was used in the context of space exploration as early as 1957 when the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 failed to reach its intended orbit.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unmet expectations: A fundamental reason for feeling disappointed. Unmet expectations can stem from personal, professional, or social contexts.

2. Dissatisfaction: A related emotion to disappointment, characterized by a feeling of being unsatisfied or unhappy with something.

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Culture

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The feeling of disappointment is a common human experience and has been explored in various forms of literature, art, and music. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway expresses his disappointment with the American Dream.

How to Memorize "disappointing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where your expectations are not met, causing feelings of sadness or frustration.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'disappointing' with a sad or frustrated face.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'disappointing' as 'dis-appointing', emphasizing the 'dis' meaning 'oppose' and 'dis-' meaning 'failing to meet'.

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