Disappoint
Disappoint verb - To fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of.
Stop and disappoint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop" instead a verb "Disappoint".
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Disappoint and stop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disappoint" instead a verb "Stop".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Calling the Old Man Out: Biff has essentially been doing this non-stop, deliberately (if subconsciously) striving to disappoint his father.
Source: Theatre / Death of a Salesman -
One of the things that keeps Odd going when things get really is that he doesn't want to disappoint her by backing off when he can do something to stop something terrible from happening.
Source: Literature / Odd Thomas
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