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disagreement between the results of these experiments? 2
dissent, opposition, conflict, contradiction, difference,
disparity: The problem arises from a basic disagreement in
their principles. 3 quarrel, strife, argument, dispute,
velitation, altercation, controversy, contention, dissension,
debate, clash, Colloq US rhubarb: Their mother had to settle
the disagreement between the brothers.
disappear v. 1 vanish, evaporate, vaporize, fade (away or out), evanesce,
Poetic evanish: After granting my wish, the genie disappeared,
laughing diabolically. 2 die (out or off), become extinct,
cease (to exist), perish (without a trace): The dinosaurs,
though enormously successful as a species, suddenly disappeared
from the earth.
disappoint
v. 1 let down, fail, dissatisfy: Miss Sheila disappointed her
public by refusing to sing. 2 mislead, deceive, disenchant,
Colloq stand up: She disappointed me by saying she would be
there and then not arriving. 3 undo, frustrate, foil, thwart,
balk, defeat: How can I answer you truthfully without
disappointing your expectations?
disappointed
adj. 1 frustrated, unsatisfied, dissatisfied, disillusioned,
disenchanted, discouraged, downhearted, disheartened, downcast,
saddened, unhappy, dejected, discontented, let down: There will
be a lot of disappointed children at Christmas this year. 2
foiled, thwarted, balked, defeated, undone, failed, let down:
Though she campaigned energetically, Theodora was among the
disappointed candidates.
disappointing
adj. discouraging, dissatisfying, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying,
disconcerting; poor, second-rate, sorry, inadequate,
insufficient, inferior, pathetic, sad: The former champion
turned in a disappointing performance yesterday evening.
disappointment
n. 1 frustration, non-fulfilment,unfulfilment, unsatisfaction,
dissatisfaction, set-back, failure, let-down, defeat, blow,
fiasco, calamity, disaster, fizzle, Brit damp squib, Colloq
wash-out: Recently he has had one disappointment after another.