Polyglot Dictionary

decepcionar

/desepsjoˈnaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
decepciono
preterite (eu)
decepcionei
past participle
decepcionado

Meaning

  1. to disappoint

    • O filme me decepcionou.

      The film disappointed me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desapontar

decepcionar and desapontar are close synonyms for "to disappoint," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

enttäuschen

enttäuschen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to disappoint."

Spanish

decepcionar

decepcionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to disappoint."

French

décevoir

décevoir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to disappoint."

Practice

1 What does decepcionar mean?

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