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# disappointed

«disappointed» in Mova's school dictionary: **Sad because something you hoped for did not happen, or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (disappointed; more disappointed, most disappointed); verb form (past of «disappoint»)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sad because something you hoped for did not happen, or was not as good as you expected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#m1)

2) (verb form) Made someone feel this way: «the film disappointed me». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings, being disappointed is normal: losing a game, a party cancelled, a bad mark. Children learn to name the feeling and cope with it — talk about it, try again. In stories it shows a character's hopes failing. Phrases: «disappointed in someone», «disappointed with something», «disappointed that…».

### examples

- I was disappointed when the trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x1)
- She felt disappointed that she didn't win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x2)
- Mum was disappointed in me for lying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x3)
- We were disappointed with the rainy weather at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x4)
- It's okay to feel disappointed; try again next time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x5)
- The ending of the book disappointed me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x6)
- He looked disappointed when the shop was out of ice cream. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/#x7)

### note

Spelling: one «s», two «p»s: dis-a-ppointed. «Disappointed» describes how you feel; «disappointing» describes the thing that causes it: «a disappointing match» makes you «disappointed». «Disappointed in» a person; «disappointed with/by» a thing.

### In the corpora

- [Saying you are disappointed helps, and planning for the next chance helps more.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/92-disappointment-jealousy-and-embarrassment/4/)
- [Adverts are made to make people want things, and people often feel disappointed when the real thing arrives.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/280-illusions-and-adverts/30/)
- [The teacher was disappointed in Ben too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/436-covering-for-a-friend/4/)
- [Then she misses her mate's party because she has to mind the boys, and she's gutted (very disappointed).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/502-minding-the-little-ones-youre-the-oldest/13/)
- [Mum puts her arm round him: «His loss, love.» Corey is gutted (very, very disappointed).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/517-the-parent-who-left-and-a-new-partner/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disappointed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappointed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.