Disappointed vs Serious - What's the difference?
disappointed | serious |
Defeated of expectation or hope; let down.
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Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
As adjectives the difference between disappointed and serious
is that disappointed is defeated of expectation or hope; let down while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.As a verb disappointed
is past tense of disappoint.disappointed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=My hopes wa'n't disappointed . I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.}}
Synonyms
* discomfited * foiled * frustrated * thwartedVerb
(head)serious
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
