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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
The disappointment is also felt strongly among the team’s supporters.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
To avoid disappointment—or racking up Uber charges—do yourself a favor and rent a vehicle.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump voiced disappointment that tourists couldn’t visit Smithsonian museums, which have closed during the shutdown.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The bigger disappointment is that Thunderbolt 4 wasn't bumped up to Thunderbolt 5.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappointment
George Ramsay, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
To avoid disappointment—or racking up Uber charges—do yourself a favor and rent a vehicle.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump voiced disappointment that tourists couldn’t visit Smithsonian museums, which have closed during the shutdown.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The bigger disappointment is that Thunderbolt 4 wasn't bumped up to Thunderbolt 5.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappointment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointment
Noun
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The frustration that had been simmering throughout a dreadful collective display reached combustion levels.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the American captain has no hope of putting his frustration behind him anytime soon.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Netflix missed the earnings target set by stock market analysts during the video streamer’s latest quarter, a letdown that the company blamed on a tax dispute in Brazil.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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But the postseason letdowns have driven calls for the team to make a change at the top by replacing manager Rob Thomson.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunate outcast kids Lilly (Clara Stack), Ronnie (Amanda Christine), Phil (Jack Molloy Legault) and Terry (Mikkal Karim Fidler) are at the center of the mysterious disappearances and the supernatural horrors, to their very poor luck and dismay of the adults in their lives.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Factory owners expressed their dismay on social media, noting that while workplace safety had improved significantly over the past decade, unregulated factories remained vulnerable.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hochul did not want to back a loser, and with Mamdani winning, the Democrats locally and nationally need to show party unity, and that should have also figured into Jeffries's decision.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was fraudulently declared the loser and forced into exile by Maduro.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To that end, Democrats do have an early polling edge before the midterm elections, in part because of respondent dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, mostly driven by the economy.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anyway…) Overall, dissatisfaction is unfortunately having a moment.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Regarding the lack of disciplinary records documenting policy violations, Payne placed blame on prison staff for failure to write Holt up for disciplinary violations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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The failure to see this coming was an inexcusable Democratic strategic catastrophe.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Regarding the Armani company, Nicolas Hieronimus, chief executive officer of L’Oréal, during a call Tuesday evening with analysts and journalists to discuss third-quarter and nine-months results reiterated sadness in the passing of Giorgio Armani, with whom the group collaborated for 40 years.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keep in mind, sadness may not be the only emotion kids show.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is kind of a bummer since Thunderbolt 5 is three years old as a standard.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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That must have been a real bummer since you guys had so much momentum.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Disappointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointment. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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