Parenting And Family Relationships Vocabulary

noun a feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the nonfulfillment of one's hopes or expectations

verb to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of someone

• The outcome of the project did not disappoint the stakeholders.
• I was really looking forward to the concert, but it ended up disappointing me.
• I thought the movie was going to be amazing, but it totally disappointed me.
• His lack of effort in the game really disappointed his teammates.

noun a person who constantly worries or fusses over others

verb to pester or bother someone with trivial matters

• She constantly mithers her children about their schoolwork.
• Stop mithering me with your constant nagging!
• She's always mithering me to lend her money.
• The problem kept mithering at the back of his mind.