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disappoint vs fall short

fall short vs disappoint

disappoint and fall short both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disappoint No No Yes No
fall short No No Yes No
As verbs, fall short is a hyponym of disappoint; that is, fall short is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disappoint:
  • disappoint: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
  • fall short: fail to meet (expectations or standards)
Other hyponyms of disappoint include betray, fail, come short, disenchant, disillusion.
disappoint (verb) fall short (verb)
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of fail to meet (expectations or standards)
Difference between disappoint and fall short

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