enttäuschen

== German == === Etymology === Late 18th century, from ent- (“un-, dis-”) +‎ täuschen (“to deceive”), a calque of French détromper (“to disillusion”), which had earlier been borrowed as detrompi(e)ren (now obsolete). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛn(t)ˈtɔʏ̯ʃən/ Hyphenation: ent‧täu‧schen === Verb === enttäuschen (weak, third-person singular present enttäuscht, past tense enttäuschte, past participle enttäuscht, auxiliary haben) to disappoint (displease by not fulfilling an expectation) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Enttäuschung enttäuschend === See also === desillusionieren === Further reading === “enttäuschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “enttäuschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “enttäuschen” in Duden online “enttäuschen” in OpenThesaurus.de