- present participle of disappoint.
disappointing
Example Sentences
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Neither signing performed as hoped though, and Newcastle endured a disappointing season.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“It’s disappointing in that regard, to feel disrespected a little bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
That was 51 ahead of Oosterwegel who had moved into second with Dokter third as Poland's Sulek-Schubert dropped to seventh after a disappointing start to the day.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"American consumers are showing signs of fatigue. July retail sales were disappointing on all levels," said Navy Federal Credit Union chief economist Heather Long.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
If this was the afterlife, it was pretty disappointing.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
