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disappointment
noun as in saddening situation; letdown
Strong matches
blunder, bummer, bust, calamity, discouragement, downer, downfall, drag, dud, error, fiasco, fizzle, impasse, inefficacy, lemon, miscalculation, mischance, misfortune, mishap, washout
Weak matches
bitter pill, blind alley, bringdown, false alarm, faux pas, flash in the pan, old one-two
noun as in mental upset; displeasure
Strongest matches
adversity, blow, chagrin, defeat, discontent, disenchantment, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, failure, frustration, letdown, regret, setback
Strong matches
bafflement, despondency, discouragement, disgruntlement, disillusion, distress, mortification
Weak matches
adverse fate, lack of success, nonsuccess, the knocks, unfulfillment
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Example Sentences
And with that great hope and excitement comes crippling, embarrassing disappointment.
Putin may very well be the last optimist left in the country, which is facing a time of confusion and disappointment.
He tended to shield himself from disappointment by expecting the worst—of people and of his country.
Of course I was frustrated, but writers deal with disappointment all the time, and so do archaeologists.
So why does Season 2—which just had its fall finale Monday night—feel like such a disappointment so far?
Then, having shot nothing that day, he turned towards the Pole with a feeling of disappointment.
Now that Lawrence was out of the army, he was in hopes that he would stay out, and he showed his disappointment in his face.
However that may be, he wrote, and never did letter carry more bitter disappointment to a Christian community.
But before he had been in San Pasquale an hour, he was plunged into a perplexity and disappointment deeper than he had yet felt.
In short, on my arrival I was at once much disappointed, and this disappointment rather increases than otherwise.
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On this page you'll find 137 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to disappointment, such as: blow, defeat, disaster, failure, mistake, and obstacle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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