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Added 9 October 2026

disappoint

/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/ verb

In Latin: frustro Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disappoint at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of.
Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage

Origin

From Middle French desapointer (compare French désappointer). The word originally meant to "dispossess of appointed office", and eventually broadened to mean "to frustrate the expectations or desires of" and "defeat the realization or fulfillment of".

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