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décevoir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disappoint verb To make someone feel let down by failing to meet their hopes or expectations.
  • fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
  • underwhelm verb To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.

Senses

décevoir is used for these senses in English:

  • disappoint (transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
  • fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
  • underwhelm To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.

disappoint — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel let down by failing to meet their hopes or expectations.
  2. verb To fail to fulfil a plan, hope, or expectation.

fail — full definition

  1. verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
  2. verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
  3. verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
  4. noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.

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