disappointed

disappointed
adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
leave sb

The decision left them very disappointed.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
bitterly, deeply, desperately (BrE), greatly, hugely (esp. BrE), sadly, sorely, terribly

I was bitterly disappointed when I didn't get into college.

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 little, slightly, etc.
mildly
clearly, obviously
visibly
genuinely

Jerry sounded genuinely disappointed.

PREPOSITION
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.

Disappointed is used with these nouns: ↑expectation, ↑look

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • disappointed — dis|ap|point|ed [ˌdısəˈpɔıntıd] adj unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen, or because someone or something was not as good as you expected ▪ Dad seemed more disappointed than angry. ▪ disappointed customers disappointed… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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