disappoint: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of disappoint
verb
- transitive
To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
Example: His lack of respect disappointed her.
- transitive
To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).
- dated, transitive
To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
- dated, transitive
To show (an opinion, belief, etc.) to be mistaken.
Listed forms: disappoints, disappointing, disappointed.
Source: Wiktionary — disappoint.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
- let down
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is disappoint in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of disappoint
D(2) + I(1) + S(1) + A(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of disappoint
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from disappoint
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