disappointed

1. 1.

   disappointingly unsuccessful

   “disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”

   “their foiled attempt to capture Calais”

   “many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers”

   “his best efforts were thwarted”

   Synonymsdefeateddiscomfitedfoiledfrustratedthwarted

   Similarunsuccessful

Questions about disappointed

What does disappointed mean?

disappointed means "disappointingly unsuccessful".

How many syllables are in disappointed?

disappointed has 4 syllables: dis-ap-poin-ted. The stress falls on "poin". In IPA it is /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/.

What is another word for disappointed?

Close synonyms include defeated, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disappointed a common word?

disappointed is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with disappointed?

2 words rhyme with disappointed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.