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In retrospect, the most unnerving aspect of being openly gay was that it turned out to be as disappointingly normal as being straight.
Lance Loud

Meaning of "disappointingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISAPPOINTINGLY

disappointingly  [ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISAPPOINTINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disappointingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DISAPPOINTINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disappointingly in the English dictionary

The definition of disappointingly in the dictionary is in a way that causes disappointment. Other definition of disappointingly is you can add disappointingly to a statement to show that you consider that what has happened is disappointing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISAPPOINTINGLY


assentingly
əˈsentɪŋlɪ
cantingly
ˈkæntɪŋlɪ
dauntingly
ˈdɔːntɪŋlɪ
disenchantingly
ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋlɪ
enchantingly
ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋlɪ
flauntingly
ˈflɔːntɪŋlɪ
hauntingly
ˈhɔːntɪŋlɪ
hintingly
ˈhɪntɪŋlɪ
lamentingly
ləˈmɛntɪŋlɪ
pantingly
ˈpæntɪŋlɪ
rantingly
ˈræntɪŋlɪ
repentingly
rɪˈpɛntɪŋlɪ
resentingly
rɪˈzɛntɪŋlɪ
slantingly
ˈslɑːntɪŋlɪ
squintingly
ˈskwɪntɪŋlɪ
stintingly
ˈstɪntɪŋlɪ
tauntingly
ˈtɔːntɪŋlɪ
unrelentingly
ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋlɪ
unstintingly
ʌnˈstɪntɪŋlɪ
vauntingly
ˈvɔːntɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISAPPOINTINGLY

disapparelled
disappear
disappearance
disappeared
disapplication
disapply
disappoint
disappointed
disappointedly
disappointing
disappointment
disapprobation
disapprobative
disapprobatory
disappropriate
disapproval
disapprove
disapprover
disapproving
disapprovingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISAPPOINTINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of disappointingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «disappointingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISAPPOINTINGLY

Find out the translation of disappointingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disappointingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disappointingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人失望
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decepcionantemente
570 millions of speakers

English

disappointingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निराश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخيب للآمال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неутешительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lamentavelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হতাশাজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décevant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengecewakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

enttäuschend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

がっかり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disappointingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chán thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏமாற்றும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराशाजनकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayal kırıklığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deludente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niestety
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невтішно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezamăgitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απογοητευτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teleurstellend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disappointingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skuff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disappointingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISAPPOINTINGLY»

The term «disappointingly» is regularly used and occupies the 82.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISAPPOINTINGLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disappointingly

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QUOTES WITH «DISAPPOINTINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disappointingly.
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Lance Loud
In retrospect, the most unnerving aspect of being openly gay was that it turned out to be as disappointingly normal as being straight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISAPPOINTINGLY»

Discover the use of disappointingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disappointingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No B.S. Guide to Marketing to Leading Edge Boomers & ...
CHAPTER. 5. In. Many. Ways,. We. Are. Still. Disappointingly. Predictable. Dan. Kennedy. I was once committed to retiring, independently wealthy, by age 44. Then by 55. Now by 60. I am, fortunately (but not luckily) independently wealthy, but ...
Dan S. Kennedy, 2012
2
Travelling Around the Human Genome: An in Situ Investigation
Disappointingly. slow. progress. It was thus not surprising to see priority given to producing a "one centiMorgan genetic map", in which the average spacing between landmarks would be one centiMorgan, corresponding roughly to 1 ,000 kb.
Bertrand Jordan, 1993
3
The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That ...
This book shows that the reality of entrepreneurship is decidedly different from the myths that have come to surround it.
Scott A. Shane, 2008
4
Transactions of the Annual Meeting
... reveals several sad facts: (I) the total percentage of those who secure an arrestment or healing of their processes is disappointingly small; (2) of those who are pronounced arrested or healed the number who relapse is disappointingly large; ...
5
New York Medical Journal
... reveals the sad fact that the total percentage of those who secure an arrestment or healing of their processes is disappointingly small ; 2, of those who are pronounced arrested or healed the number who relapse is disappointingly large; 3, ...
6
Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and ...
The bad news in the treatment of depression "Pooping out" is common: the percentage of patients who remain well during the 18- month period following successful treatment for depression is disappointingly low, only 70 to 80%.
S. M. Stahl, 2000
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Transactions of the Annual Meeting
... reveals several sad facts: (I) the total percentage of those who secure an arrestment or healing of their processes is disappointingly small; (2) of those who are pronounced arrested or'healed the number who relapse is disappointingly large; ...
National Tuberculosis Association, 1921
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In the Place of the Father: Patriarchy, Psychoanalysis and ...
Because the term “creole” threatens, in this context, to naturalize (under the rubrics of “race” and/or “ethnicity”) the lineal facets of culture, it disappointingly affirms nationalist metonymies that connect tradition with essence, on one hand, and ...
Ide Marie Corley-Carmody, 2007
9
Evaluating Systems for Multilingual and Multimodal ...
However, only afew groups tookthis into specific consideration tryingto devise waysto address this aspect and, somewhat disappointingly, theirefforts donotappear to havebeen particularly rewarded byimproved performance. This isshown by ...
Carol Peters, Thomas Deselaers, Nicola Ferro, 2009
10
Twenty-First Century Fiction: What Happens Now
The novels take the form of a cyclical rundown, oscillating between the prognosticative and nostalgic, the transcendentalist and the disappointingly banal. The protagonists in both novels have futuristic bodies retrofitted with a crude, grotesque ...
Siân Adiseshiah, Rupert Hildyard, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISAPPOINTINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disappointingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scream just disappointingly perpetuated a major trope - SheKnows
... discovered her love of books, she started writing and has... View Profile. Scream just disappointingly perpetuated a major trope. «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
2
Justice League of America #2 Review - IGN
The more Hitch delves into that territory, the more this series feels disappointingly reminiscent of books that have before (both in the DCU and ... «IGN, Jul 15»
3
Ant-Man Review | Vanity Fair
Disappointingly, but perhaps inevitably, Reed never makes the movie his own; much of Ant-Man plays like Reed is just trying to make sense of ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
4
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Nézet-Séguin/Villazón CD …
... but Anna Prohaska is a disappointingly anonymous Blonde, and Franz-Josef Selig a surprisingly lightweight, rather unmenacing Osmin. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
The Ashes: Root and Ballance swing advantage to England - Sport …
The disappointingly toothless pitch allowed Stokes to add 52, Jos Buttler 27 until five minutes from stumps, and Moeen Ali an unbeaten 26. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
6
United Airlines Was Grounded by Router Glitch - NASDAQ.com
"There's a lot of work left, and although progress has been disappointingly slow, we aren't throwing in the towel," he said. The International ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
7
Apple Watch users struggle to find a compelling use | New York Post
But Apple has, disappointingly, performed in line with, rather than above, historical expectations, with sales that have dramatically decelerated ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
8
UK cuts buy-to-let tax break for wealthy landlords, housing shares …
Analysts at UBS said that, disappointingly, it was the first budget for some time with negative impacts on the housing market after a series of ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
Shaggy suggests combating ISIS with weed, music of … - The AV Club
Fortunately, Shaggy has a plan for dealing with ISIS where so many international efforts have so far proved disappointingly non-boombastic. «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
10
China syndrome | The Indian Express
But disappointingly, over the last few months, the government has failed to grasp such opportunities, having wasted its political capital on ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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