Disappointed - English meaning

noun

Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.

Usage examples:

To my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen

verb

Feel distressed or humiliated.

Usage examples:

He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him

verb

Feel distressed or humiliated.

Usage examples:

He was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him

adjective

Feeling disappointed or angry, especially by a failure or mistake

Usage examples:

He was staring at the ruined bike with a horribly chagrined expression., she feels a little chagrin…

adjective

Sad and disappointed.

Usage examples:

He came back empty-handed and crestfallen

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

adjective

(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

Usage examples:

She felt lonely and depressed

verb

Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Usage examples:

That first day at school depressed me

adjective

Feeling unhappy and without hope

Usage examples:

He’s depressed about losing his job., this is an economically depressed area.

adjective

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Usage examples:

She grew more and more despondent

adjective

Unhappy and discouraged because you feel you are in a situation that is unlikely to improve

Usage examples:

He grew increasingly despondent when his paintings failed to sell.

verb

Cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

Tedious regulations could discourage investors

verb

To cause someone to feel less confident or less hopeful

Usage examples:

She sometimes got discouraged about her social life, which was going nowhere, she felt., we tried t…

adjective

Having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened.

Usage examples:

He must be feeling pretty discouraged

verb

Cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

Tedious regulations could discourage investors

verb

Cause (someone) to be disappointed.

Usage examples:

He may have been disenchanted by the loss of his huge following

adjective

Disappointed by someone or something previously respected or admired; disillusioned.

Usage examples:

He became disenchanted with his erstwhile ally

verb

Cause (someone) to be disappointed.

Usage examples:

He may have been disenchanted by the loss of his huge following

adjective

No longer believing in the value of something, esp. after having learned of the faults that it has

Usage examples:

I have become disenchanted with politics.

verb

Make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

Nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated

verb

Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.

Usage examples:

The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops

verb

To make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy

adjective

Having lost determination or confidence; dispirited.

Usage examples:

A disheartened tone of voice

verb

Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.

Usage examples:

The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops

adjective

Having lost confidence, hope, and energy

Usage examples:

She was very disheartened by the results of the test., after several setbacks it's hard not to grow…

noun

Disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.

Usage examples:

The old enthusiasm for the government evaporated into a more cynical disillusion

verb

Cause (someone) to realize that a belief they hold is false.

Usage examples:

If they think we have a magic formula to solve the problem, don't disillusion them

verb

To disappoint someone by making the person realize the unpleasant truth about something or someone thought to be good

Usage examples:

He’s become disillusioned with his job and the company., he died a disillusioned man.

adjective

Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed.

Usage examples:

The minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party

verb

Cause (someone) to realize that a belief they hold is false.

Usage examples:

If they think we have a magic formula to solve the problem, don't disillusion them

adjective

Disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected

Usage examples:

He's become a disillusioned man., disillusioned with all the other teachers are thoroughly disillus…

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected.

Usage examples:

To his dismay, she left him

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

noun

A feeling of shock and unhappiness

Usage examples:

She discovered, to her dismay, that she had locked her keys inside her car., they enjoyed the meal …

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected.

Usage examples:

to his dismay, she left him

adjective

Feeling unhappy and disappointed

Usage examples:

I was dismayed to discover that he'd lied., she was utterly dismayed by the tone of the letter.

verb

Cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope.

Usage examples:

The army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions

adjective

Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.

Usage examples:

She was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family

verb

Cause (someone) to lose enthusiasm or hope.

Usage examples:

The army was dispirited by the uncomfortable winter conditions

adjective

Not feeling hopeful about a situation or problem

Usage examples:

The poor are dispirited.

adjective

Feeling or showing annoyance and displeasure.

Usage examples:

He was displeased with your work

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

The tone of the letter displeased him

adjective

Annoyed or unhappy

Usage examples:

I am very unhappy and displeased with what i have read., he says you weren't entirely displeased at…

verb

Fail to satisfy (someone).

Usage examples:

What is it about these words that dissatisfies you?

adjective

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I was distressed at the news of his death

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to distress you

adjective

Distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts

Usage examples:

The texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a pr…

adjective

(of a person's eyes) looking downwards.

Usage examples:

Her modestly downcast eyes

noun

A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.

Usage examples:

The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at vari…

adjective

Looking down, usually because of being shy or sad

adjective

Discouraged; in low spirits.

Usage examples:

Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost

adjective

Unhappy, esp. because of failure or because you are disappointed

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Usage examples:

A fail grade

idiom

Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb

Fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected.

Usage examples:

If i let him down now, i knew he'd never trust me again

phrasal verb

Lower something slowly.

Usage examples:

They let down a basket on a chain

verb

Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.

Usage examples:

He was greatly saddened by the death of his only son

verb

To make someone sad or unhappy

Usage examples:

It saddened me to learn of your father’s death.

verb

Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy.

Usage examples:

He was greatly saddened by the death of his only son

verb

Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

The accusation upset her

noun

An unexpected result or situation.

Usage examples:

The greatest upset in boxing history

adjective

Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.

Usage examples:

She looked pale and upset