- past tense form of disappoint.
- past participle of disappoint.
disappointed
Example Sentences
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England captain Joe Root says he is "hacked off" and "disappointed" at the incident involving fast bowler Brydon Carse at a Derby nightclub.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Competitors in the athletic retail industry, including On Running, Under Armour and Columbia Sportswear, disappointed investors in recent weeks with mixed quarterly results and cautious outlooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Palace's second half display will have disappointed him, but they had chances in the opening period to set up their first win at Everton since 2014.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Simon Hughes, a former MP and another of the seven, said he was "disappointed and surprised" that ANL's recoverable costs had not been limited by the judge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Forty or fifty or sixty Model 82958s were all deeply disappointed in Max at once.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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