Disappoint and Ruin

Disappoint

Disappoint verb - To fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of.

Ruin and disappoint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Disappoint".

Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.

Disappoint and ruin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disappoint" instead a verb "Ruin".

Common collocations

family disappoint family ruin family
father disappoint father ruin father
everyone disappoint everyone ruin everyone
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