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Why is disappoint not the opposite of appoint?

Posted - May 24, 2018
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  • 7280

    “Disappoint” finally showed up in the early 16th century. Although the prefix “dis” in “disappoint,” as usual in English, means “not,” the story of “disappoint” is more than just a simple negation of “appoint” in its various senses. 
      May 24, 2018 3:36 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    cause noone made it that way
      May 24, 2018 3:53 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Great points are often indifferent for appraisal ....:)D
      May 24, 2018 4:19 PM MDT
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  • 1633
    Because that would be a disappointment.
      May 24, 2018 4:19 PM MDT
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  • 5835
      May 24, 2018 8:44 PM MDT
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