To sign disappointed in ASL, point your index finger up and touch the tip to your chin, with the other fingers folded in. Hold it there for a moment. Your face carries much of the meaning: close your eyes briefly and press your lips down to show the letdown.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger pointing up, the other fingers folded in.
Location: the tip of the finger on your chin.
Movement: bring the finger to your chin and hold it there for a moment.
Facial expression: eyes closed briefly, lips pressed down.
Use it in a sentence
DAD DISAPPOINTED.
Dad is disappointed.
This video shows one common way to sign disappointed. Lifeprint shows the same sign under DISAPPOINT and MISS.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/d/disappoint.htm (video, no written description).
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