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as in frustration
the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met
we felt keen disappointment when our offer on the house was rejected
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Recent Examples of disappointment
Then came the discontentment, and with it the first grumblings of disappointment.
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Domenico Starnone, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
So, yeah, imagine his disappointment when the Bears nabbed Odunze with the No. 9 pick.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Last September, the New Orleans native got candid about his disappointment over not being chosen for the halftime show held in his hometown.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The team achieved significant regular-season success, including 13-3 records in two of Gannon's four seasons there, but postseason disappointments remained a frustration.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Domenico Starnone, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
So, yeah, imagine his disappointment when the Bears nabbed Odunze with the No. 9 pick.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Last September, the New Orleans native got candid about his disappointment over not being chosen for the halftime show held in his hometown.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The team achieved significant regular-season success, including 13-3 records in two of Gannon's four seasons there, but postseason disappointments remained a frustration.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointment
Noun
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CFOs understand the frustration of needing yet another system to manage access controls, compliance requirements and security measures.—
Leslie Milne,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Maybe the trauma was having the type of brain that this type of world is not built for and butting up against that frustration again and again.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To put it mildly, however, Charlotte vs. Stratton the feud was a letdown of epic proportions.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Much to his dismay, though, the Elimination Challenge is to create a tasting menu based on pickles — a food Tristen apparently loathes.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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To June's dismay, her best friend is also determined to stay back and fight.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tariffs are creating a new set of winners and losers.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The losers Shares of U.S. carriers have been battered by Trump's tariffs and softening travel demand, with the S&P 1500 airlines index .SPCOMAIR losing nearly a third of its value since January 20.—
Shashwat Chauhan and Medha Singh,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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After the April 10 meeting, trustee Charmaine Haworth also resigned, also citing dissatisfaction with the group’s direction.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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The announcement comes just days after Starkey addressed rumors of his firing, reportedly sparked by singer Roger Daltrey’s dissatisfaction with Starkey’s performance during a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in late March.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Apr. 2025
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Eighty years since the end of World War II, Amsterdam’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in the persecution of its Jewish residents during the Holocaust, in a rare acknowledgment of a collective moral failure by a city leader.—
Anupreeta Das,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The fraud on his watch represents one of the greatest failures of a public official in the state’s history.—
Jim Schultz,
National Review,
1 May 2025
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The Lillard-less Bucks will be a bit of a bummer, but more saliently, the timing of this injury may knock a seven-time All-NBA star out of next season, too.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pettit's return to Earth is a bit of a bummer for space fans, who will soon be deprived of a source of enjoyment.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Disappointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointment. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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