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disappoint vs foil

foil vs disappoint

disappoint is not a noun while foil is a noun.

disappoint and foil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disappoint No No Yes No
foil Yes No Yes No
As verbs, foil is a hypernym of disappoint; that is, foil is a word with a broader meaning than disappoint:
  • disappoint: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
  • foil: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Other hypernyms of disappoint include baffle, bilk, cross, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart.
disappoint (noun) foil (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
disappoint (verb) foil (verb)
fail to meet the hopes or expectations of cover or back with foil
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
enhance by contrast
Difference between disappoint and foil

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