decepcionar

/deθebθjoˈnaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to disappoint, to let down, to underwhelm

🥀 False friend: not deceive, but disappoint, the let-down after a deception

Both come from Latin deceptio, a trick. In English the word kept the trick and became deceive; in Spanish it kept the feeling afterwards. Me decepcionaste = you let me down. To deceive is engañar.

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