'Disappointing' definitions:
Definition of 'disappointing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising" [syn: disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying]
Definition of 'Disappointing'
From: GCIDE
- Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F. d['e]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. [1913 Webster]
- I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a thing obtained. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result. [1913 Webster]
- His retiring foe Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow. --Addison.
- Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude; foil; defeat. See Tantalize. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'disappointing'
From: GCIDE
- disappointing \disappointing\ a. defeating one's expectations or hopes; failing to fulfill one's expectations or hopes; as, a disappointing result; a disappointing crop yield. [PJC]
Definition of 'disappointing'
From: GCIDE
- disappointing \disappointing\ n. the act of disappointing someone.
- Syn: disappointment, dashing hopes. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'disappointing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- disconcerting,
- discouraging,
- disheartening,
- displeasing,
- dissatisfactory,
- falling short,
- inadequate,
- incommensurate,
- inferior,
- insufficient,
- not good enough,
- pathetic,
- poor,
- sad,
- second best,
- second-rate,
- sorry,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- unfulfilling,
- ungratifying,
- unsatisfactory,
- unsatisfying