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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
If investors are looking for a great business to go on and become amazing, anything less can be a disappointment.
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Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
But all of that can go right out the window with improper storage, turning your treasured cheese into a dried-out or moldy disappointment.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Despite the disappointment, some supporters were already looking ahead.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Lightning forward Nick Paul has had some time to digest the disappointment of last season.
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Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for disappointment
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
30 June 2026
But all of that can go right out the window with improper storage, turning your treasured cheese into a dried-out or moldy disappointment.
—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
30 June 2026
Despite the disappointment, some supporters were already looking ahead.
—
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Lightning forward Nick Paul has had some time to digest the disappointment of last season.
—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for disappointment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointment
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Those frustrations could be on the verge of boiling over.
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But without knowing the reasons behind those decisions, the criticism amounts to nothing more than frustrations over unmet expectations.
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But a competitive second half could not offset one costly early-game letdown.
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In a pantheon that the Heat in no way hope next includes Antetokounmpo, there already have been ample letdowns.
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Colonists down south, especially fierce New England Protestants who took a dim view of Catholicism, viewed this act – and their new fellow imperial subjects – with dismay and considerable suspicion.
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The decision to wean, much to the dismay of many, can come from either party.
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The losers are the automakers still leaving accessories to the dealer, where the margin quietly bleeds away.
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That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
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There was a mixed reaction from the meeting as parents and community members packed the room to express their concerns and dissatisfaction with the decision.
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In Moscow, the situation is creating a public relations problem for the Kremlin, which is already facing growing internal dissatisfaction with Putin and war fatigue.
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Taking the midway point of those numbers, an opening weekend of $45 million would be a monumental failure.
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Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways.
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Each room explores a different human emotion — joy and love, fear and hope, sadness and gratitude, anger and resilience.
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Working again with collaborators Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Shahzad Ismaily (Ceramic Dog) and joined by Nick Hakim and drummer Tom Skinner (the Smile), Orton uses The Ground Above to create weighty songs that deal with both joy and sadness.
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Rumors of such a move surfaced a while back … but still a bummer.
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Kara has a backstory, which turns out to be an overinflated CGI bummer.
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“Disappointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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