desapontar — 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.
- mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
- underwhelm verb To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
Senses
desapontar 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.
- let down (transitive, idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.
- mock To mimic, to simulate.
- 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.
mock — full definition
- verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
- verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
- adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.