disappointing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disappointing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disappointing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disappointing adj not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" Synonym(s): disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disappointing}.] [OF. desapointier, F. d[82]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F. appointier, to appoint. See {Appoint}.] 1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired; to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions, expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints an enemy of his spoil. I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay. Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained. 2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow. --Addison. Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See {Tantalize}.