- present participle of disappoint.
disappointing
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Tech firms were again on the back foot Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans fanned already deep concerns about the AI investment boom.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
You don’t have to go far down a Reddit rabbit hole to find disappointing reports on Delta’s 767s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Moderna’s stock fell sharply over the past few days after data emerged about its cancer vaccine that investors found disappointing, though researchers called it breakthrough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
"Our experience of the criminal justice system has been deeply disappointing, and we are determined that no other family should have to endure what we have."
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
For the first time since our disappointing trip to the library, I have a clue.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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