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Verb: disappoint  ,dis-u'poynt
  1. Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
    "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child";
    - let down

Derived forms: disappointing, disappointed, disappoints

Type of: baffle, bilk [informal], cross, foil, frustrate, queer [informal], scotch, scupper [informal], spoil, thwart

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