Disappoint synonyms
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dash one's hopes
To tantalize is defined as to tease someone by showing them something which is desirable and then not providing it.
To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:
The definition of frustrate is to hinder someone's plans or efforts, or to make someone feel annoyed because you are hindering their efforts or refusing to cooperate.
leave unsatisfied
(Intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
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To make discontent or cross; to cause being in a bad temper.
dissappointed (related)
To lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude
To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
(Intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
(Archaic) To while away (time)
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To displease.
To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
meet with disaster
To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
To render heavy or cohesive
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
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(Obs.) To extend or place over or across
To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.
To spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
fail to live up to the expectations of
regret (related)
To free from illusion or false ideas; disenchant
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(Idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient
ruin one's prospects
To set free from an enchantment or illusion
come-to-grief
(Idiomatic) To have a disastrous outcome.
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upset (related)
To delude is defined as to trick someone or to cause someone to believe something that is untrue.
delight (antonym)
To give great pleasure or joy:
(Archaic) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
fall down on
go-up-in-smoke
(Idiomatic) (by extension) To be completely ruined
impress (related)
pleased (related)
bring to naught
(Intransitive) For a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
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To win victory over; overcome; beat
disappointed (related)
dissapointed (related)
embarrass (related)
surprise (related)
unimpressed (related)
disappointing (related)
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unhappy (related)
delighted (related)
To arouse bitter feelings in:
come to naught
knock the props from under
be a flash in the pan
Fall is defined as to drop or come down, often unexpectedly.
please (antonym)
To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy
make happy (antonym)
sadden, dismay; frustrate
satisfy (antonym)
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
happy (related)
To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of
To lose excitement, to become less exciting.
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To refuse suddenly.
Find another word for disappoint. In this page you can discover 71 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for disappoint, like: dash one's hopes, tantalize, chagrin, frustrate, leave unsatisfied, tease, let down, disgruntle, dissappointed, mislead and come-to-nothing.