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disappointing
Something that does not meet expectations or hopes and therefore causes a feeling of disappointment.
Das Ergebnis des Spiels war für die Fans sehr enttäuschend.
The result of the game was very disappointing for the fans.
The word comes from the verb 'enttäuschen' (to disappoint). This consists of 'ent-' (away) and 'täuschen' (to deceive). Originally, it meant to free someone from a deception or illusion, which often leads to disillusionment.
Ich will dich nicht enttäuschen, aber das wird nicht funktionieren.
I don't want to disappoint you, but that won't work.
'Enttäuschend' (disappointing) can describe not only a noun, but can also be used as an adverb to evaluate a verb or the whole sentence. It then remains unchanged.
Die Mannschaft hat enttäuschend gespielt.
The team played disappointingly.
This adjective is often used to evaluate the result of something. Typical nouns are: 'ein enttäuschendes Ergebnis' (a disappointing result), 'eine enttäuschende Leistung' (a disappointing performance), or 'ein enttäuschendes Spiel' (a disappointing game).
Nach der langen Wanderung war die Aussicht leider enttäuschend.
After the long hike, the view was unfortunately disappointing.
frustrating
Enttäuschend applies when a result does not meet expectations or hopes. Frustrierend additionally emphasizes that efforts fail, a goal seems unreachable, or this causes annoyance. Choose enttäuschend for the disappointed expectation and frustrierend for the blocked effort.
Das Ergebnis des Wettbewerbs war enttäuschend, weil ich auf einen Sieg gehofft hatte.
The result of the competition was disappointing because I had hoped to win.
Die Fehlermeldung war frustrierend, weil ich das Problem trotz vieler Versuche nicht lösen konnte.
The error message was frustrating because I could not solve the problem despite many attempts.
