Disappoint Synonyms and Antonyms
dĭs'ə-point'
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Synonyms for Disappoint
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:
leave unsatisfied
(Intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.
To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
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.
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To lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude
(Archaic) To while away (time)
To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.
To displease.
To make discontent or cross; to cause being in a bad temper.
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To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
(Archaic) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.
To render heavy or cohesive
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
(Obs.) To extend or place over or across
To spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
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fail to live up to the expectations of
go-up-in-smoke
(Idiomatic) (by extension) To be completely ruined
(Intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
meet with disaster
To free from illusion or false ideas; disenchant
(Idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient
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ruin one's prospects
To set free from an enchantment or illusion
come-to-grief
(Idiomatic) To have a disastrous outcome.
To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
fall down on
To delude is defined as to trick someone or to cause someone to believe something that is untrue.
knock the props from under
be a flash in the pan
bring to naught
(Intransitive) For a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.
To win victory over; overcome; beat
Fall is defined as to drop or come down, often unexpectedly.
To arouse bitter feelings in:
come to naught
To lose excitement, to become less exciting.
To refuse suddenly.
Antonyms for Disappoint
To give great pleasure or joy:
To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy
sadden, dismay; frustrate
To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.
Words Related to Disappoint
dissappointed
dissapointed
To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of
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, leave unsatisfied, let down, dissappointed, discontent, frustrate, mislead, deceive and come-to-nothing.
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