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
- verb To make someone feel let down by failing to meet their hopes or expectations.
- verb To fail to fulfil a plan, hope, or expectation.
fail — full definition
- verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- verb To stop working correctly, as of a machine or system.
- verb To let someone down by not meeting their expectations or needs.
- noun Informal: an instance of failure or something that turns out badly.