English Translation
The man who I thought was my friend deceived me.
Why isn’t this “disappointed” rather than “deceived?”
The man who I thought was my friend deceived me.
Why isn’t this “disappointed” rather than “deceived?”
he deceived me = er täuschte mich
he disappointed me = er enttäuschte mich
“Enttäuschen”: literally “Ende des Täuschens”
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You think somebody is nice, but he deceives you. You find out and then you are disappointed.
So in German disappointing is the end of deceiving.