| slovo | definícia |
disappoint
(mass) | disappoint
- sklamať |
disappoint
(encz) | disappoint,zklamat |
Disappoint
(gcide) | Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F.
d['e]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F.
appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.]
1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the
attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired;
to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or
expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions,
expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season
disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints
an enemy of his spoil.
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I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay.
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Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a
thing obtained.
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2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
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His retiring foe
Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.
--Addison.
Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude;
foil; defeat. See Tantalize.
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disappoint
(wn) | disappoint
v 1: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend
let her down when he did not propose marriage" [syn:
disappoint, let down] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
disappointed
(mass) | disappointed
- sklamal, sklamal, sklamaný |
disappointment
(mass) | disappointment
- sklamanie |
be disappointed
(encz) | be disappointed,zklamat se |
disappoint oneself
(encz) | disappoint oneself,zklamat se |
disappointed
(encz) | disappointed,zklamal Zdeněk Broždisappointed,zklamaný |
disappointedly
(encz) | disappointedly, adv: |
disappointing
(encz) | disappointing,neuspokojivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
disappointingly
(encz) | disappointingly,neuspokojivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
disappointment
(encz) | disappointment,zklamání n: Zdeněk Brož |
disappointments
(encz) | disappointments,zklamání pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Disappoint
(gcide) | Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F.
d['e]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F.
appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.]
1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the
attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired;
to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or
expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions,
expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season
disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints
an enemy of his spoil.
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I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay.
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Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a
thing obtained.
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2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
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His retiring foe
Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.
--Addison.
Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude;
foil; defeat. See Tantalize.
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Disappointed
(gcide) | Disappointed \Dis`ap*point"ed\, a.
1. Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a
disappointed person or hope.
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2. Unprepared; unequipped. [Obs.]
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Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin,
Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled. --Shak.
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disappointing
(gcide) | disappointing \disappointing\ a.
defeating one's expectations or hopes; failing to fulfill
one's expectations or hopes; as, a disappointing result; a
disappointing crop yield.
[PJC]disappointing \disappointing\ n.
the act of disappointing someone.
Syn: disappointment, dashing hopes.
[WordNet 1.5]Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F.
d['e]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F.
appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.]
1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the
attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired;
to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or
expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions,
expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season
disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints
an enemy of his spoil.
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I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay.
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Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a
thing obtained.
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2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
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His retiring foe
Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.
--Addison.
Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude;
foil; defeat. See Tantalize.
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Disappointing
(gcide) | disappointing \disappointing\ a.
defeating one's expectations or hopes; failing to fulfill
one's expectations or hopes; as, a disappointing result; a
disappointing crop yield.
[PJC]disappointing \disappointing\ n.
the act of disappointing someone.
Syn: disappointment, dashing hopes.
[WordNet 1.5]Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disapointed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disappointing.] [OF. desapointier, F.
d['e]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F.
appointier, to appoint. See Appoint.]
1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the
attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired;
to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or
expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions,
expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season
disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints
an enemy of his spoil.
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I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay.
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Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a
thing obtained.
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2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.
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His retiring foe
Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.
--Addison.
Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude;
foil; defeat. See Tantalize.
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Disappointment
(gcide) | Disappointment \Dis`ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F.
d['e]sappointement.]
1. The act of disappointing, or the state of being
disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope;
miscarriage of design or plan; frustration.
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If we hope for things of which we have not
thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment
will be greater than our pleasure in the fruition of
them. --Addison.
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In disappointment thou canst bless. --Keble.
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2. That which disappoints.
Syn: Miscarriage; frustration; balk.
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disappointed
(wn) | disappointed
adj 1: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations
and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture
Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking
teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn:
defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled,
frustrated, thwarted] |
disappointedly
(wn) | disappointedly
adv 1: in disappointment; in a disappointed manner; "she left
the gambling table disappointedly" |
disappointing
(wn) | disappointing
adj 1: not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from
one who had seemed so promising" [syn: disappointing,
dissatisfactory, unsatisfying] |
disappointingly
(wn) | disappointingly
adv 1: in a disappointing manner; "the discoverer of argon, Sir
William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary" |
disappointment
(wn) | disappointment
n 1: a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your
expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he
was doomed to disappointment" [syn: disappointment,
letdown]
2: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone [syn:
disappointment, dashing hopes] |
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