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DISAPPOINT

\dˌɪsɐpˈɔ͡ɪnt], \dˌɪsɐpˈɔ‍ɪnt], \d_ˌɪ_s_ɐ_p_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\

Definitions of DISAPPOINT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

To fall to gratify; to defeat of hope; frustrate; fail to keep an appointment with.
Disappointed.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To deprive one of what he expected: to frustrate.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To frustrate (a hope or plan).

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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