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Dissappoint or disappoint?

Did you mean disappoint? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: disappoint. Misspelling: dissappoint.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Dis + appoint: one S, two Ps.

Why people write “dissappoint”

The misspelling “dissappoint” is only one letter off: it doubles the S, which disappoint spells with just one.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make disappoint automatic.

What does “disappoint” mean?

disappoint verb

  1. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

    “Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage”

    Synonyms:

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Disappoint” in a sentence

  • I hate to disappoint you.
  • Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage.

Is “disappoint” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“dissappoint” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DISAPPOINT.

Disappoint: quick answers

Is it dissappoint or disappoint?
The correct spelling is disappoint. “dissappoint” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell disappoint?
Dis + appoint: one S, two Ps.
What does disappoint mean?
Disappoint means: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of.