Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disappointed

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: dis-ap-point-ed
IPA: /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

adj

Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

adj

Expressing or indicating disappointment.

verb

simple past and past participle of disappoint

Example Sentences

"After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed."
"If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed."
"Scattered here and there amongst the steerage passengers were men of a different class: men whose previous lives had not fitted them for the hard and uncertain lot that certainly lay before them - pale-faced boys from Melbourne shops; middle-aged and disappointed men; one and all hoping for a turn of luck in the lottery of the newly-discovered goldfield."
"a disappointed tone / face / silence"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/

Inflected Forms

more disappointed (comparative) most disappointed (superlative)

Derived Forms

disappointedly disappointedness undisappointed

Synonyms

discomfited foiled frustrated thwarted defeated

Rhymes With

appointed pointed anointed disjointed reappointed

Questions

How do you pronounce disappointed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/.
What does disappointed mean?: Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

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