disappointed
part of speech
adjective (disappointed; more disappointed, most disappointed); verb form (past of «disappoint»)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sad because something you hoped for did not happen, or was not as good as you expected. tree →
2) (verb form) Made someone feel this way: «the film disappointed me». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to have hopes or plans frustrated or cheated. In Job it means farm workers cheated of their living, and in Ezekiel a lioness whose hope is lost. Interpretation: Job swears he has never cheated workers of their land's produce. Ezekiel's lioness stands for the kings of Judah, whose hopes for the kingdom kept failing. In the primary lessons: In lessons about feelings, being disappointed is normal: losing a game, a party cancelled, a bad mark. Children learn to name the feeling and cope with it — talk about it, try again. In stories it shows a character's hopes failing. Phrases: «disappointed in someone», «disappointed with something», «disappointed that…».
examples
- If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed — (Writings JOB.31.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now when she saw that she was disappointed, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. (Prophets EZK.19.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- I was disappointed when the trip was cancelled. tree →
- She felt disappointed that she didn't win. tree →
- Mum was disappointed in me for lying. tree →
- We were disappointed with the rainy weather at the beach. tree →
- It's okay to feel disappointed; try again next time. tree →
- The ending of the book disappointed me. tree →
- He looked disappointed when the shop was out of ice cream. tree →
note
Spelling: one «s», two «p»s: dis-a-ppointed. «Disappointed» describes how you feel; «disappointing» describes the thing that causes it: «a disappointing match» makes you «disappointed». «Disappointed in» a person; «disappointed with/by» a thing.
In the corpora
- If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed —
- Saying you are disappointed helps, and planning for the next chance helps more.
- Adverts are made to make people want things, and people often feel disappointed when the real thing arrives.
- The teacher was disappointed in Ben too.
- Then she misses her mate's party because she has to mind the boys, and she's gutted (very disappointed).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «disappointed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.