It is both an adjective and a verb at the same time, as participles normally are.
Externally, it is an adjective, in that it can be governed by a head noun, just like an adjective: I was angry, I was disappointed (the head noun modified by it is I).
Internally, it is a verb, in that it comes from a verb and it can have some of the same arguments as verbs: I was disappointed by her behaviour etc.
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