disappoint

Universal Words verb 1 to make sb feel sad because sth that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped: [VN] Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans. * I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested. * The movie had disappointed her (= it wasn't as good as she had expected). * [V] His latest novel does not disappoint. [also VNthat] 2 [VN] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality: The new government had soon disappointed the hopes of many of its supporters.