Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): disappointment, disappoint, disappointed, disappointing, disappointingly
Xem thêm: defeated, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted, let down
disappointed adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | leave sb The decision left them very disappointed.
ADV. bitterly, deeply, desperately, extremely, greatly, hugely, really, sadly, sorely, terribly, very I was bitterly disappointed when I didn't get into university. If you think I'll agree to that, then you're going to be sadly disappointed. | almost He seemed almost disappointed when I agreed to go. | a bit, a little, mildly, pretty, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | clearly, obviously | naturally | oddly After convincing myself that the result didn't matter, I felt oddly disappointed when we lost. | visibly
PREP. about I'm disappointed about John not coming. | at They're disappointed at the result. | by I was slightly disappointed by her attitude. | in He's disappointed in his daughter. | with We're disappointed with the new car.
adj.
disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
their foiled attempt to capture Calais
many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
his best efforts were thwarted
v.
Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
