Disappoint synonyms | Best 71 synonyms for disappoint

dash one's hopes

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tantalize

To tantalize is defined as to tease someone by showing them something which is desirable and then not providing it.

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chagrin

To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit:

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leave unsatisfied

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let down

(Intransitive) To reduce one's level of effort.

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dissappointed (related)

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frustrate

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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mislead

To lead into error (of judgment); deceive or delude

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discontent

To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

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deceive

(Archaic) To while away (time)

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come-to-nothing

(Idiomatic) To fail completely; to have no result.

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foil

To wrap (strands of hair) in pieces of foil in order to isolate them after bleach or color has been applied.

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dissatisfy

To displease.

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regret (related)

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disgruntle

To make discontent or cross; to cause being in a bad temper.

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dishearten

To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

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dismay

To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:

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upset (related)

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fail

(Archaic) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

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disconcert

To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:

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sadden

To render heavy or cohesive

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torment

To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.

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thwart

(Obs.) To extend or place over or across

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bungle

To spoil by clumsy work or action; botch

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fail to live up to the expectations of

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go-up-in-smoke

(Idiomatic) (by extension) To be completely ruined

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excite (antonym)

To stir the emotions of.

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impress (related)

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pleased (related)

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abort

(Intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

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meet with disaster

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delight (antonym)

To give great pleasure or joy:

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disillusion

To free from illusion or false ideas; disenchant

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put out

(Cricket) To cause a batsman (a player on the batting team) to be dismissed or out.

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fall-short

(Idiomatic) to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient

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cast down

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ruin one's prospects

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disenchant

To set free from an enchantment or illusion

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come-to-grief

(Idiomatic) To have a disastrous outcome.

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fall flat

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embarrass (related)

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surprise (related)

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unimpressed (related)

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baffle

To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:

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founder

(Intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.

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fall down on

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tease

To entice, to tempt.

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delude

To delude is defined as to trick someone or to cause someone to believe something that is untrue.

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knock the props from under

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be a flash in the pan

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stand up

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dash

(Intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.

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bring to naught

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run-aground

(Intransitive) For a vessel to be immobilized by water too shallow to allow it to float.

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defeat

To win victory over; overcome; beat

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disappointed (related)

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dissapointed (related)

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disappointing (related)

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unhappy (related)

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delighted (related)

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leave in the lurch

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fall

Fall is defined as to drop or come down, often unexpectedly.

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embitter

To arouse bitter feelings in:

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come to naught

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fizzle-out

To lose excitement, to become less exciting.

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please (antonym)

To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy

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make happy (antonym)

sadden, dismay; frustrate

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satisfy (antonym)

To answer or discharge (a claim, debt, legal demand, etc.); to give compensation for.

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happy (related)

To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of

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miscarry

To fail to achieve some purpose; to be unsuccessful, to go wrong (of a business, project etc.). [from 16th c.]

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balk

To refuse suddenly.

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