Disappoint vs Sadden - What's the difference?
disappoint | sadden |
To displease by e.g. underperforming
(Internet slang)
to make sad or unhappy
* (Alexander Pope)
* , chapter=7
, title= (rare) to become sad or unhappy
* {{quote-book, year=1999, author=Mary Ann Mitchell, title=Drawn To The Grave
, passage=Hyacinth perfume tickled her senses, making her feel giddy, but she saddened when she saw how uncared for the garden was.}}
(rare) to darken a color during dyeing
to render heavy or cohesive
* Mortimer
As verbs the difference between disappoint and sadden
is that disappoint is to displease by e.g. underperforming while sadden is to make sad or unhappy.disappoint
English
Verb
- His lack of respect disappointed her.
- I am disappointed by this year's revenue.
Antonyms
* satisfyDerived terms
* disappointed adjective * disappointing adjective * disappointment nounVerb
(head)sadden
English
Verb
(en verb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
citation
- Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands.