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1 Disappoint
v. trans.P. παρακρούειν, ἀντικρούειν (dat.).Frustrate: P. and V. σφάλλειν.Disappoint of: P. and V. ψεύδειν (τινά τινος), P. ἐκκρούειν (τινά τινος).Be disappointed of: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ψεύδεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.).Be disappointed with, be vexed with: P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.); see under Vex.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Disappoint
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2 disappoint
[disə'point](to fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: London disappointed her after all she had heard about it.) απογοητεύω- disappointing
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4 Tantalise
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tantalise
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5 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) αποτυγχάνω,δεν μπορώ,δεν καταφέρνω2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) χαλώ3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) εξαντλούμαι,εγκαταλείπω4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) απορρίπτω5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) απογοητεύω•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) χωρίς,αν λείψει- failure- without fail -
6 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) εμποδίζω,ματαιώνωII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) έλασμα,λεπτό φύλλο μετάλλου2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) αντίθεση,συμπλήρωμαIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) ξίφος ξιφασκίας -
7 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) κατεβάζω2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) απογοητεύω, εγκαταλείπω, ρίχνω3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) ξεφουσκώνω4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) μακραίνω -
8 Falsify
v. trans.Tamper with: P. and V. λυμαίνεσθαι (Eur., frag.).Disappoint, frustrate: P. and V. σφάλλειν.Belie: P. and V. ψεύδεσθαι, V. ψεύδειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Falsify
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disappoint — I verb break one s promise to, cause discontent, dash one s expectation, deicere, discourage, disenchant, disgruntle, dishearten, disillusion, disillusionize, displease, dissatisfy, fail, frustrari, hinder, let down, make dissatisfied, ruin one s … Law dictionary
disappoint — early 15c., dispossess of appointed office, from M.Fr. desappointer (14c.) undo the appointment, remove from office, from des (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + appointer appoint (see APPOINT (Cf. appoint)). Modern sense of to frustrate expectations (late… … Etymology dictionary
disappoint — [v] sadden, dismay; frustrate abort, baffle, balk, bring to naught, bungle, cast down, chagrin, circumvent, come to nothing, dash, dash hopes*, deceive, delude, disconcert, disenchant, disgruntle, dishearten, disillusion, dissatisfy, dumbfound,… … New thesaurus
disappoint — ► VERB 1) fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of. 2) prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized. DERIVATIVES disappointing adjective disappointment noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deprive of a position»; from Old French… … English terms dictionary
disappoint — [dis΄ə point′] vt. [ME disapointen < OFr desapointer: see DIS & APPOINT] 1. to fail to satisfy the hopes or expectations of; leave unsatisfied 2. to undo or frustrate (a plan, intention, etc.); balk; thwart disappointingly adv … English World dictionary
disappoint */*/ — UK [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms disappoint : present tense I/you/we/they disappoint he/she/it disappoints present participle disappointing past tense disappointed past participle disappointed to make someone feel… … English dictionary
disappoint — dis|ap|point [ˌdısəˈpɔınt] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: desapointier, from apointier to arrange ] 1.) to make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for did not happen or was not as good as they expected ▪ I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disappoint — dis|ap|point [ ,dısə pɔınt ] verb intransitive or transitive ** to make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as they expected: I hate to disappoint you,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disappoint — verb (T) 1 to make someone feel sad because something they hoped for or expected did not happen: I m sorry to disappoint you, but I can t come after all. | You disappoint me, Eric. I expected better. 2 disappoint sb s hopes/expectations to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
disappoint — [15] Disappoint (a borrowing from French désappointer) originally meant ‘remove from a post or office, sack’ – that is, literally, ‘deprive of an appointment’; ‘A monarch … hath power … to appoint or to disappoint the greatest officers’, Thomas… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
