Polyglot Dictionary

desapontar

/dezapõˈtaɾ/

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)
desaponto
preterite (eu)
desapontei
past participle
desapontado

Meaning

  1. to disappoint

    • Desapontou os fãs.

      He disappointed the fans.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

decepcionar

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

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