decepcionante

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.se.pi.si.oˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [de.se.pi.sɪ.oˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /de.se.pi.sjoˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /de.sep.si.oˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [de.sep.sɪ.oˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /de.sep.sjoˈnɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.sep.si.oˈnɐ̃.te/ [de.sep.sɪ.oˈnɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /de.sep.sjoˈnɐ̃.te/, /de.se.pi.si.oˈnɐ̃.te/ [de.se.pi.sɪ.oˈnɐ̃.te], (faster pronunciation) /de.se.pi.sjoˈnɐ̃.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.sɛ.psjuˈnɐ̃.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: de‧cep‧ci‧o‧nan‧te

Adjective

decepcionante m or f (plural decepcionantes) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. disappointing (that disappoints)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:decepcionante.

Spanish

Etymology

From decepcionar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deθebθjoˈnante/ [d̪e.θeβ̞.θjoˈnãn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /desebsjoˈnante/ [d̪e.seβ̞.sjoˈnãn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: de‧cep‧cio‧nan‧te

Adjective

decepcionante m or f (masculine and feminine plural decepcionantes)

  1. disappointing, underwhelming
    Synonym: desilusionante
  2. anticlimactic
    Synonym: anticlimático

Derived terms

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