disappointing

US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

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UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To not meet the expectations of others or yourself

I received the disappointing news that he is not coming

adj.AdjectiveFeeling you did not meet expectations

It can be quite disappointing when someone is taking advantage of the situation

adj.AdjectiveCausing someone to feel unhappy because something did not happen or was not as good as expected.

It's disappointing to hear that you won't be able to come to the party.

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Perhaps less likely to be disappointing.
Perhaps less likely to be disappointing.

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safe to say, as disappointing as this is,
safe to say, as disappointing as this is,

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It's almost always disappointing, but it's not awful.
It's almost always disappointing, but it's not awful.

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The whole fantasy may be spun into a grand, tragic romance of soulmates seeking to complete each other when in truth, it plays out more like a karmic lesson of this is exactly everything love is not the empath has to in order to escape except this disappointing truth and learn from it.
The whole fantasy may be spun into a grand, tragic romance of soulmates seeking to complete each other when in truth, it plays out more like a karmic lesson of this is exactly everything love is not the empath has to in order to escape except this disappointing truth and learn from it.

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And for someone like me, an English professor who loves books, who's kind of an analog creature, it's disappointing to see the passport evolving in those ways.
And for someone like me, an English professor who loves books, who's kind of an analog creature, it's disappointing to see the passport evolving in those ways.

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Disappointing Asians.
Disappointing Asians.
But this was the subtitle of my book, which is How to American, The Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents.
But this was the subtitle of my book, which is How to American, The Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents.

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