All disappoint synonyms
dis·ap·point
D d verb disappoint
- dissatisfy — to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.
- disillusion — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
- dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- deceive — If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- founder — a person who founds or casts metal, glass, etc.
- tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- chagrin — Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
- balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
- vex — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
- dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- disgruntle — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- foil — to cover or back with foil.
- abort — If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive.
- torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- miscarry — to have a miscarriage of a fetus.
- circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- leave in the lurch — a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
- let down — British. a lease.
- put out — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- cast down — If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- come to nothing — plan, idea: fail
- fall flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- sadden — make sad
- baulk — the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
adjective disappoint
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.