Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Disappoint and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disappoint" instead a verb "Avoid".
Disappoint
Disappoint verb - To fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of.
Avoid and disappoint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Disappoint".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Because his parent's work causes them to move around a lot, he tries to avoid getting attached to other people, so he won't disappoint them when he leaves, essentially like a perpetual "Newcomer" version of this trope.
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