disappoint

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But from a purely shoot-em 'up standpoint the movie does not disappoint, that is if mindless, wanton violence with a little nudity thrown in for good measure in your cup of Sunday night tea.

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  1. transitive verb To fail to satisfy the hope, desire, or expectation of.
  2. transitive verb To frustrate or thwart: "I will not disappoint the confidence you have put in me” (Wayne A. Budd).
  3. intransitive verb To cause disappointment.

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  • But from a purely shoot-em 'up standpoint the movie does not disappoint, that is if mindless, wanton violence with a little nudity thrown in for good measure in your cup of Sunday night tea. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Several weeks ago, Guilty Pleasures made the trip to Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash., for the Willie concert, and the man did not disappoint -- although he did play "Whiskey River" twice, which may or may not have been on purpose. —  Yakima Herald-Republic Weekly News
  • "Inevitably, all presidents during their term disappoint some of their supporters," said Brian Frederick, a political science professor at Bridgewater State College. —  The Taunton Gazette Home RSS
  • Should the key U.S. economic data released today disappoint, then we could see the S&P tumble and Gold fly sky high. —  FXstreet.com
  • Chris did not disappoint -- I love his style, his voice, the depth of his lyrics -- he's a masterful worship leader. —  PENSIEVE
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  1. Middle English disappointen, from Old French desapointier, to remove from office : des-, dis- + apointer, apointier, to appoint; see appoint.

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  1. from Old French desapointer, desapointier, French désappointer, disappoint, from des- privative + apointer, appoint: see dis- and appoint.
 

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