Meanings of disappoint the expectations in English

Wilkes's friends, however, were resolved to disappoint the expectations of their enemies.

The clergy did not disappoint the expectations of the First Consul.

If we pursue a different course and neglect this duty, we shall probably disappoint the expectations of our country and of the world.

The pace then set was followed by the other divisions and, at the end, the Corps did not disappoint the expectations of General Foch.

But it is precisely in this element of intrepidity that so many persons of promise fall short, and disappoint the expectations of their friends.

I began to wonder, next, whether my introduction to Miss Fairlie would disappoint the expectations that I had been forming of her since breakfast-time.

The Reform Bill of 1832 had disappointed the expectations of the working-classes.

My answers singularly disappointed the expectations of public curiosity, and shortened the trial considerably.

You have disappointed the expectations I had formed of you.

He has disappointed the expectations of very many.

The Alliance disappointed the expectations of Bismarck's successors.

He spoke of the danger of disappointing the expectations of the nation; and for this he was charged with threatening the House.

France had once more disappointed the expectations of Sweden; and the army of Turenne, disregarding the remonstrances of Wrangel, had remained upon the Rhine.

This financial embarrassment has disappointed the expectations of the inhabitants, who naturally had anticipated brilliant advantages from the reform between Turkish and English administrations.

He was mentioned as one of the directors of a company which the paper declared was among those that had disappointed the expectations of investors.