as in frustrated
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as in displeased
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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a disappointed look
disappointed hopes
disappointed investors
a disappointed father
a displeased father
an annoyed father
a disheartened father
a disgusted father
an unsatisfied father
a disappointed tone
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Recent Examples of disappointed
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Coupled with a poor start for AMD's Ryzen 9000 series and you'd be forgiven for being pretty disappointed in you're a PC gamer right now.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Trust us, if Amazon’s October Prime Day is anything like the July 2024 sales event, you will not be disappointed.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
On the first bite, however, I was again left disappointed.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Coupled with a poor start for AMD's Ryzen 9000 series and you'd be forgiven for being pretty disappointed in you're a PC gamer right now.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
By the time voters headed to the polls, they could have been forgiven for thinking that Rogers had disappointed a suite of conservative groups.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Trust us, if Amazon’s October Prime Day is anything like the July 2024 sales event, you will not be disappointed.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointed
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This relationship and flexibility can be trade-offs for a borrower who is frustrated dealing with large legacy banking organizations.Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That message had worn thin weeks ago with frustrated USC faithful, but Riley went back to it Saturday.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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For much of the running time, Gill’s freewheeling film springboards from a boozy, disillusioned and almost-forgotten Fukase hanging out in his local bar in 1992, to events that shaped his life and work.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Though a significant number feel disillusioned or anxious, the end of the election offers a measure of relief.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The suspect, a 62-year-old man identified only by his surname, Fan, was said to be upset by the division of property after his divorce.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But a poll by the University of Southern California and California State University taken in September showed that most District 12 others remained undecided, which Tran seized as giving her a chance to upset Simon come election day.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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At the Democratic National Convention, an ad also played to hit Trump over his administration’s unfulfilled promises of Foxconn.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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After a decade of unfulfilled promises to deliver autonomous vehicles, capable of traveling reasonable distances safely without a human at the wheel, there’s a hefty dose of skepticism about what Tesla can do technologically, and when its robotaxi might actually hit the market.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
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The big picture: Trump has been trying to woo disenchanted Latino men and Native American voters — crucial parts of the Democratic coalition — but the effort was hurt after the New York rally.Russell Contreras, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Arab and Muslim vote in Michigan is immensely disenchanted with the stance of the Democratic ticket on issues like the war in Gaza.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Now the archetype of extractive fast fashion practices, SHEIN failed to incur any points whatsoever for key areas that support nature and biodiversity including soil health, water quality and protecting key species.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Prosecutors in the lawsuit alleged that the company failed to implement a price accuracy policy ordered by a court in 2014.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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These subtle symbolic and rhetorical shifts suggest that North Korea is dissatisfied with China.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The board had grown dissatisfied with the direction Wojcicki was taking the company.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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The company has repeatedly sparred in court with former executives, including a 2017 suit in which longtime executive Sharon Ford claimed that the company had cheated her out of a $1 million bonus.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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These frustrations can be best summarized as the distinct feeling that guests are being cheated.Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Disappointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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