Disappoint
Disappoint verb - To fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: offered to help her widowed father when he moved into an apartment
Disappoint is an antonym for help.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A Golden Age Batman story was about the Penguin's aunt coming to visit in Gotham City, and he begged the Dynamic Duo to help him put on the facade of being a law-abiding citizen because he couldn't bring himself to disappoint her with the fact that he's a criminal.
Source: Don't Tell Mama -
Veronica is actually fine with this and they have a fake wedding just so they don't disappoint Veronica's mother and more importantly get wedding gifts, particularly Veronica's dad's money which would help them pay off most of their house in a right-to-buy scheme.
Source: Series / Shameless (UK)
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