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- pronunciation:
- dIs
poInt
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disappoints, disappointing, disappointed |
| definition: |
to fail to do or give something expected or hoped for.
His poor grades disappointed his parents.- synonyms:
- fail, let down
- antonyms:
- gratify, impress, satisfy
- similar words:
- disillusion, frustrate
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| related words: |
balk |
| derivations: |
disappointingly (adv.), disappointer (n.) |
Disappoint comes from an early French word that means "to dismiss from an appointment or job."
Word Builder: disappoint +
The word disappoint
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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