déçu
French, adjective/de.sy/
déçu is spelled D-É-Ç-U (4 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déçu is a French adjective meaning “disappointed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of décevoir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a éprouvé une déception, qui a subi une situation inférieure à ses attentes”.
What does déçu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disappointed
verb
- 1
past participle of décevoir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a éprouvé une déception, qui a subi une situation inférieure à ses attentes. 2. Qui ne s’est pas réalisé.
noun: 1. Personne déçue.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of déçu
- déçue feminine
- déçus masculine plural
- déçues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce déçu?
- /de.sy/
- \de.sy\
- [de.sy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to déçu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is déçu in French?
déçu appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).