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# disappointing

adjective (disappointing, more disappointing, most disappointing); present participle of disappoint (disappoint, disappoints, disappointed, disappointing)

«disappointing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Disappointing means not as good as you hoped or expected, so it makes you feel let down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#m1)
2. As a verb form, disappointing means letting someone down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a disappointing result, film or meal. In stories it shows a character's feelings falling. Phrases: a disappointing result, it is disappointing that, rather disappointing.

### Examples

- The match ended in a disappointing draw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x1)
- The weather was disappointing, so we stayed indoors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x2)
- It is disappointing that the trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x3)
- The film was a bit disappointing after all the adverts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x4)
- Her test score was disappointing, but she will try again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x5)
- I hate disappointing my parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x6)
- ‘Ah!’ cried the Princess, ‘I am well punished for disappointing the King and Queen, and running away with this Ambassador about whom I knew nothing.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/#x7)

### Note

Trap: "disappointing" describes the thing that causes the feeling; "disappointed" describes the person who feels it. The film was disappointing; I was disappointed. Spelling: one s, two p (disappoint). Noun: disappointment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disappointing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disappointing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disappointing.html) on Mova free.