disappointing

disappointing
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. unsatisfactory, unsatisfying, ineffective, uninteresting, discouraging, unpleasant, inadequate, inferior, unlooked for, lame, insufficient, failing, falling short, limited, second-rate, mediocre, unexpected, unhappy, depressing, disconcerting, disagreeable, irritating, vexing, disheartening, unlucky, bitter, distasteful, displeasing, deplorable, short of expectations, frustrating, unfulfilling; see also inadequate 1 , unsatisfactory .
Ant. pleasing*, encouraging, satisfactory.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Disturbing because of failure to measure up to a standard or produce the desired results: sorry, unlucky. See HAPPY.

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