disappointing

adjective

dis·​ap·​point·​ing ˌdis-ə-ˈpȯin-tiŋ How to pronounce disappointing (audio)
: failing to meet expectations
a disappointing meal
disappointingly adverb

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The manual focus experience is equally disappointing. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disappointing was in 1530

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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disappointing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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