disappointing news

collocation in English

meaningsofdisappointingandnews

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disappointing
adjective
uk
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ/us
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪŋ/
making you ...
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news
noun[U]
uk
/njuːz/us
/nuːz/
information or reports about ...
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(Definition ofdisappointingandnewsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdisappointing news

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Unfortunately, this is not the onlydisappointingnews.
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That was probablydisappointingnewsfor people who use the service.
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It isdisappointingnewsthat so many flocks still remain unprotected.
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Again, it isdisappointingnews, but his childhood essay may not be deposited in one of the major libraries of this country.
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I am sorry that he will find this ratherdisappointingnews.
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We have haddisappointingnewstoday about the helicopter.
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This is ratherdisappointingnews.
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The family were depressed to hear thedisappointingnews.
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This wasdisappointingnewsto some of their fans.
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We remember more after we hear disapproving ordisappointingnewsthan before; this shows how the brain processes criticism.
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