Disappointing

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Making you feel sad or unhappy because something wasn't as good as you expected or hoped.

Etymology

From French 'disappointer,' literally dis- (reverse) + appoint (to arrange or equip). The word originally meant to remove someone from an appointed position, then evolved to mean 'to fail to meet expectations.'

Kelly Says

Disappointment is actually a sign of hope! Your brain compares reality against what you expected, and the gap between those creates disappointment—but that means you had optimistic expectations to begin with, which is psychologically healthy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስደንገኛ
as-den-ge-nya
ARالعربية
مُخيب للآمال
mu-khaib li-l-aa-maali
BNবাংলা
বিনাশক
bi-naash-ok
CACatalà
decepcionant
deh-seh-pee-on-tan
CSČeština
zklamání
zkla-ma-nee
DADansk
fortvivlende
fort-vee-vlen-deh
DEDeutsch
enttäuschend
ent-tchoosh-ent
ELΕλληνικά
απογοητευτικό
a-po-go-eh-tew-tee-ko
ESEspañol
decepcionante
deh-seh-pee-on-tan-teh
FAفارسی
ناامیدکننده
na-a-mee-deh-keh-ne
FISuomi
pettymys
pet-ty-mys
FRFrançais
décevant
deh-seh-van
GUGU
પ્રેરાવ
pra-raav
HAHA
bacin
ba-chin
HEעברית
令人 מאוכזב
li-n-ma-oo-kha-zav
HIहिन्दी
निराशाजनक
niraash-ajan-ak
HUMagyar
elkeserítő
el-keh-ser-ee-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecewa
keh-cheh-wah
IGIG
ikegbu
ee-keh-gboo
ITItaliano
deludente
deh-loo-den-teh
JA日本語
がっかりする
gakkari suru
KKKK
қате
ka-teh
KMKM
បានបាត់
baan baat
KO한국어
실망스러운
silmangseureoun
MRMR
अवघड
av-gad
MSBahasa Melayu
kecewa
keh-cheh-wah
MYမြန်မာ
ပျောက်ကွယ်
pyaw-kwe
NLNederlands
teleurstellend
teh-loo-rs-tel-len-d
NONorsk
skuffende
skoo-fen-deh
PAPA
ਖਸਮ
khasam
PLPolski
rozczarowujący
roz-chah-ro-oo-y-vee
PTPortuguês
decepcionante
deh-seh-see-on-tan-teh
RORomână
dezamăgitor
deh-za-ma-gee-tor
RUРусский
разочаровывающий
razochairovyvayushchiy
SVSvenska
besviken
behs-vee-ken
SWKiswahili
kusikiza
koo-see-kee-za
TAதமிழ்
ஏமாற்றம்
ay-ma-rat-tam
TEతెలుగు
నిరాశ
ni-raash
THไทย
น่าผิดหวัง
na-pheet-wang
TLTL
nakakadismaya
na-ka-ka-di-s-ma-ya
TRTürkçe
üzücü
oo-zoo-choo
UKУкраїнська
розчаровувальний
roz-cha-ro-vuv-al-nyy
URاردو
خاموش
kha-moosh
VITiếng Việt
thất vọng
thất-vọng
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀
ee-sheh
ZH中文
令人失望的
lìng rén shīwàng de
ZUZU
kufuneka
koo-foo-neh-ka

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