French Conversation · Level 121
59 words
French word
décevoir
Pronunciation
IPA/dɛsəvwaʁ/
Meaning
- verbdisappoint
Example
Tu me déçois.
You disappoint me.
More examples
Le film a déçu les spectateurs.
The film disappointed the spectators.
Core concept
A person, choice, or outcome leaves someone with the sense that an expected standard was not met.
Common phrases
décevoir quelqu'un
disappoint someone
décevoir les attentes
disappoint expectations
Similar words
laisser tomber: Let someone down by abandoning them or breaking a promise they relied on.
blesser: Hurt someone emotionally through words or behavior.
faire de la peine: Make someone feel sad through words or actions.
trahir: Betray someone's trust and leave them disappointed.
Definition in French
Provoquer chez quelqu'un un sentiment de peine ou d'insatisfaction en ne satisfaisant pas ses attentes.
Word origin
Old French decevoir derives from Latin decipere, 'deceive'; French later focused the verb on the disappointment caused when expectations are not fulfilled.
Usage tips
- The passé composé uses avoir and the irregular past participle déçu, as in 'Elle a déçu ses parents'.
Other meanings
- let downverb
Opposites
- satisfairesatisfyverb
- plairepleaseverb