disappoint
/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/verb
उच्चारण डिसपॉइन्ट
निराश करना
Core word
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[T, I]
to make somebody feel sad because something that they hoped for or expected did not happen
निराश करना
- I won't disappoint you.
- The long queue and slow service disappointed many visitors at the fair.
- I hate to disappoint you, but the concert is sold out.
+ 3 more examples
- The team disappointed its fans by losing the first match.
- Don't worry, you will not disappoint your parents with these marks.
- The food at the wedding disappointed some guests.
Synonyms let down fail dishearten dissatisfy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
disappoint + person
The subject is the thing or person that fails; the object is the one who feels sad. Disappoint is transitive.
Subject वह है जो आशा पर खरा नहीं उतरा; object वह है जो दुखी हुआ। Disappoint सकर्मक क्रिया है।
- The result disappointed Radhika.
- I don't want to disappoint my parents.
be disappointed with / at / in / about
With the passive participle: disappointed with a result, at news, in a person, about a decision.
Passive participle के साथ: disappointed with a result, at news, in a person, about a decision।
- She was disappointed with her marks.
- I am disappointed in you.
be disappointed + to-infinitive / that-clause
After disappointed, use to + verb or a that-clause to give the reason.
Disappointed के बाद कारण बताने के लिए to + verb या that-clause आता है।
- We were disappointed to hear the match was cancelled.
- Aman was disappointed that nobody came.
disappointing / disappointed
Disappointing describes the cause (a disappointing result); disappointed describes the person's feeling.
Disappointing कारण का वर्णन करता है; disappointed व्यक्ति की भावना का।
- The film was disappointing; I felt disappointed.
+Collocations 4
adverb + disappoint
bitterlydeeplysorelygreatlybadly
- The defeat bitterly disappointed the supporters.
verb + disappoint
not want tohate toneverbe afraid torefuse to
- I hate to disappoint you, but the trip is cancelled.
disappoint + noun
fansparentsteacherscustomersvotershopes
- The late train disappointed hundreds of passengers.
feel + disappointed
feel disappointedlook disappointedsound disappointedbe bitterly disappointed
- He sounded disappointed on the phone.
“More examples 5
- The team's performance disappointed its fans.
टीम के प्रदर्शन ने उसके प्रशंसकों को निराश किया।
- Radhika did not want to disappoint her teacher.
राधिका अपने शिक्षक को निराश नहीं करना चाहती थी।
- It disappointed Aman that his friends forgot his birthday.
अमन को यह देखकर निराशा हुई कि उसके दोस्त उसका जन्मदिन भूल गए।
- The speaker disappointed the audience by reading from notes.
वक्ता ने पन्ने से पढ़कर श्रोताओं को निराश किया।
- The harvest disappointed the farmers this year.
इस वर्ष फ़सल ने किसानों को निराश किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am disappointed from your behaviour.
✓ I am disappointed with your behaviour.
Use with (or at/about) after disappointed, not from.
'Disappointed' के बाद with (या at/about) आता है, from नहीं।
✗ She was disappointing with the result.
✓ She was disappointed with the result.
A person who feels sad is disappointed; the result is disappointing.
दुखी व्यक्ति 'disappointed' होता है; परिणाम 'disappointing' होता है।
✗ The news disappointed to me.
✓ The news disappointed me.
Disappoint is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Disappoint' सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
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