disappointing
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Sense: Adjective: disheartening
Synonyms:
disheartening, saddening, depressing Collocations, discouraging, dispiriting, disenchanting, disillusioning, upsetting, regrettable
Sense: Adjective: unsatisfying
Synonyms:
unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, inadequate, lame Collocations , insufficient, second-rate , not up to standard, not up to scratch , unfulfilling, underwhelming , unimpressive, unexciting, so-so , poor Collocations, bad Collocations, sub par , mediocre, pitiful, awful Collocations, pathetic, terrible Collocations, not up to expectations
Antonyms:
pleasing, encouraging Collocations, pleasant Collocations, strong Collocations, satisfactory Collocations, adequate Collocations
disappoint
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Sense: Verb: dispirit
Synonyms:
dispirit, dishearten, dismay Collocations, sadden, discourage Collocations, disenchant, disillusion, dampen sb's spirits, bum out , upset Collocations, depress Collocations
Sense: Verb: let down
Synonyms:
let down, fail Collocations, mislead Collocations, betray, burst sb's bubble , fall short, fall flat, be a failure, be subpar, be sub-par, dissatisfy, disgruntle, not be up to scratch , not meet sb's expectations, leave a lot to be desired, leave sb unfulfilled, leave sb unsatisfied, not live up to expectations, fail to live up to expectations, be substandard, be sub-standard, be suboptimal, be sub-optimal, be unfulfilling, be a letdown, be a let-down
Sense: Verb: defeat
Synonyms:
defeat Collocations, thwart Collocations, foil Collocations, frustrate, dash Collocations, crush Collocations, ruin Collocations, wreck Collocations, get in the way of