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disappointedly

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪdli/ adv

In a disappointed manner.

Word Origin Disappointedly comes from disappoint, which is dis- (reversal) + appoint. Appoint comes from Latin appunctare 'to bring to a point,' from ad- 'to' and punctum 'point,' from pungere 'to prick.' So originally, to appoint was to settle a matter precisely, like pricking a point on a map. Disappoint then meant to undo that settlement, to fail to keep an appointment. The prick of disappointment is that sharp sting when expectations are punctured. The same root gives us acupuncture, puncture, and point.

adv In a disappointed manner.

She sighed disappointedly after reading the rejection letter from her dream university.

(副词) 失望地

读完梦想大学的拒信后，她失望地叹了口气。

(adverbio) De manera decepcionada.

Ella suspiró con decepción después de leer la carta de rechazo de la universidad de sus sueños.

(adverbe) avec déception; d'un air déçu; d'un ton déçu [Avec un sentiment de déception ; d'un air déçu.]

Elle a soupiré disappointedly après avoir lu la lettre de rejet de l'université de ses rêves.

(Adverb) enttäuscht [in einer Weise, die Enttäuschung zeigt oder ausdrückt.]

Sie seufzte **disappointedly**, nachdem sie den Ablehnungsbescheid ihrer Traumuniversität gelesen hatte.

(副詞) 失望した様子で。

彼女は志望大学からの不合格通知を読んだ後、がっかりした様子でため息をついた。

(advérbio) desapontadamente; com decepção; decepcionadamente [De maneira desapontada.]

Ela suspirou desanimada depois de ler a carta de rejeição de sua universidade dos sonhos.

Synonyms: disconsolately dejectedly despondently forlornly sadly crestfallenly disheartenedly dispiritedly Antonyms: happily cheerfully contentedly gladly
Word parts: dis + appoint + ed + ly

Related words

disappoint disappointment disappointingly appoint appointment appointee pointer pointless pointy

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