adj. 令人失望的;令人掃興的;
v. 令人失望(disappoint的ing形式);辜負…的期望;
"The outcome of the court case was disappointing for the family involved."
訴訟案的結果使得涉及本案的這家人非常失望。
近義:disillusive, disheartening, disillusioning, dissatisfying, anticlimactic
反義:heartening, hopeful, inspirational, inspiring, auspicious, promising