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Evoke vs Disappoint - What's the difference?

evoke | disappoint |

As verbs the difference between evoke and disappoint

is that evoke is to cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc) in someone's mind or imagination while disappoint is to displease by eg underperforming or disappoint can be (internet slang).

evoke

English

Verb

  • To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.
    • Being here evokes long forgotten memories.
    Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.
    The book evokes a detailed and lively picture of what life was like in the 19th century.

    Derived terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * evocate

    disappoint

    English

    Verb

  • To displease by e.g. underperforming
    • His lack of respect disappointed her.
    I am disappointed by this year's revenue.

    Antonyms

    * satisfy

    Derived terms

    * disappointed adjective * disappointing adjective * disappointment noun

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Internet slang)