How do you express disappointment in German?

The German word for “disappointed” is enttäuscht and Enttäuschung for “disappointment”. This word is related to täuschen, which means “to deceive”.

To express “letting (someone) down”, Germans use the expression (jemanden) im Stich lassen - literally “let/leave someone in the stitch/sting/stab”. The expression probably refers to leaving someone exposed to an opponent’s blows in a fight. Alternatively, one can also use (jemanden) hängen lassen - essentially “to leave someone hanging.”

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