disappoints

verb

(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

(transitive) To deprive (someone of something expected or hoped for).

(transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).

(transitive, dated) To show (an opinion, belief, etc.) to be mistaken.

(transitive, obsolete) To prevent (something planned or attempted).

Roots

disdis- · Latin · apart, not punctum-point · Latin · point, prick

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Where does disappoints come from?

The word disappoints breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -point, from Latin punctum (“point, prick”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.