disappointed

adjective (disappointed; more disappointed, most disappointed); verb form (past of «disappoint»)

«disappointed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Sad because something you hoped for did not happen, or was not as good as you expected. tree →
(verb form) Made someone feel this way: «the film disappointed me». tree →

In the lessons

In lessons about feelings, being disappointed is normal: losing a game, a party cancelled, a bad mark. Children learn to name the feeling and cope with it — talk about it, try again. In stories it shows a character's hopes failing. Phrases: «disappointed in someone», «disappointed with something», «disappointed that…».

Examples

I was disappointed when the trip was cancelled. tree →
She felt disappointed that she didn't win. tree →
Mum was disappointed in me for lying. tree →
We were disappointed with the rainy weather at the beach. tree →
It's okay to feel disappointed; try again next time. tree →
The ending of the book disappointed me. tree →
He looked disappointed when the shop was out of ice cream. tree →

Note

Spelling: one «s», two «p»s: dis-a-ppointed. «Disappointed» describes how you feel; «disappointing» describes the thing that causes it: «a disappointing match» makes you «disappointed». «Disappointed in» a person; «disappointed with/by» a thing.

In Jewish tradition

It means to have hopes or plans frustrated or cheated. In Job it means farm workers cheated of their living, and in Ezekiel a lioness whose hope is lost.

Interpretation. Job swears he has never cheated workers of their land's produce. Ezekiel's lioness stands for the kings of Judah, whose hopes for the kingdom kept failing.

Examples

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed — (Writings JOB.31.39, JPS 1917) tree →
Now when she saw that she was disappointed, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. (Prophets EZK.19.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «disappointed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «disappointed» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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