разочаро́ванный
razočaróvannyjmasculine
The English word 'disappointed' is translated into Russian as разочаро́ванный (razočaróvannyj).
The adjective is used to describe someone who has been defeated of hope or expectation.
Meaning: defeated of hope or expectation (adj)
Which one should you use?
The masculine form разочаро́ванный is the standard adjective. If you want to describe a person's current state of being disappointed, you can use the short-form masculine adjective разочаро́ван. In terms of grammatical agreement, the neuter form is разочарова́нное and the plural form is разочарова́нные.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes based on gender and number: разочарова́нное is the neuter form and разочарова́нные is the plural form. The word разочаро́ван is a short-form masculine adjective used to describe a person's current state.
How do you pronounce it?
razočaróvannyj
Did you know?
- The root of разочаро́ванный comes from the word ча́ры, which means 'spells' or 'charms'. To be disappointed in Russian is literally to be 'dis-enchanted'.
- While English speakers use 'disappointed' for both people and things, in Russian, the adjective разочарова́нный is almost exclusively used for sentient beings or their emotional states.
- While 'disappointed' in English is often mild, разочаро́ванный can imply a deeper, more permanent loss of faith in a person or an ideal.
Example sentences for Russian are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “disappointed” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
