disappoint
verb/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/
Frequency rank: #6,257 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to fail to meet the hopes or expectations of someone.
Example sentence
I hope the movie does not disappoint fans who loved the original book.
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