Middle [[English]] disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer, from des- dis- + appointer to arrange. In [[literal]] [[meaning]], it is to remove from office. Its use in the sense of general frustration traces to the late 15th century, and it first appears recorded in [[English]] as an [[emotional]] state of dejection in the middle 18th century. | Middle [[English]] disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer, from des- dis- + appointer to arrange. In [[literal]] [[meaning]], it is to remove from office. Its use in the sense of general frustration traces to the late 15th century, and it first appears recorded in [[English]] as an [[emotional]] state of dejection in the middle 18th century. |