How to spell disappointed

hear itdis·ap·point·ed/,dɪsə'pɔɪntɪd/adjectiveLong vowels

What it means: Feeling sad or let down.

In a sentence: She felt disappointed when her ice cream fell on the floor.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double p. Often misspelled as disapointed or dissapointed.

Same family: disappointment, disappointing, appointed, appointment, dissatisfied. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Disappointed” comes from the verb “disappoint,” which originally meant to remove someone from an appointed position. Over time, the meaning widened to describe the feeling when hopes or expectations are not met.

Patterns it uses: Prefixes keep every letter

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