- present participle of disappoint.
disappointing
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For Joseph Barker and Dominic Ball at Rothschild, the company’s disappointing outlook is now putting downgrades to near-term estimates in focus.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
Alphabet shares fell 13%, after the Google parent’s disappointing quarterly update late Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Swansea council said it was disappointing and the warning system was functioning normally.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He seemed to think I knew exactly what he meant, and I realized, with some irritation, that I didn’t dare say anything just then, for fear of disappointing him.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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