disappointing
adjective
dis·ap·point·ing
ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯin-tiŋ 
: failing to meet expectations
a disappointing meal
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The manual focus experience is equally disappointing.
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PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States came in at a disappointing 19th place, with below-average support for working women.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, her efforts to launch herself as a media mogul, since moving back to the United States, have been mostly disappointing.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Jets’ receiver room will look very different in 2025 following a disappointing 5-12 record last season.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the United States came in at a disappointing 19th place, with below-average support for working women.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, her efforts to launch herself as a media mogul, since moving back to the United States, have been mostly disappointing.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Jets’ receiver room will look very different in 2025 following a disappointing 5-12 record last season.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappointing
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disappointing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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