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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
As pro anglers and media pages began to share the announcement, the comment sections exploded with a wide array of praise and disappointment.
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Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Any notion that Juan Soto's first season with the New York Mets is in any way a disappointment has been evaporating by the minute.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Osaka hasn’t let the disappointments and detractors of the last nearly five years derail her.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Tyrese clarified that his disappointment came with nothing but admiration for her.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Any notion that Juan Soto's first season with the New York Mets is in any way a disappointment has been evaporating by the minute.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Osaka hasn’t let the disappointments and detractors of the last nearly five years derail her.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Tyrese clarified that his disappointment came with nothing but admiration for her.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointment
Noun
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As the Supreme Court increasingly shows frustration with the overreach of lower court judges, the justices could be motivated to take up cases more quickly on matters where lower courts are ignoring their emergency docket orders, such as with the firing of independent agency heads.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Advocates expressed frustration, emphasizing the need for comfortable and safe air travel for all passengers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The epic collapse against Jacksonville in 2023 and last season’s season-ending letdown against the Houston Texans, who had Harbaugh’s crew looking anything but competitive.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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That may be something of a letdown for fans of the royals, as Harry made a proper appearance, albeit a brief one, in the season 1 finale of With Love, Meghan.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Good morning, In April 2023, Rose’s Fine Food owner Molly Mitchell announced the closing of the charming diner after nine years, to much dismay.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s dismay about a powerful ex became a fable for any girl courted by an older guy.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During the competition, the losers are executed and the lone survivor is declared the winner.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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But one this unique and anticipated deserved its own breakdown of winners and losers.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Much of this waste is because avocados are such a difficult-to-manage fresh produce item, leading to high rates of household waste and consumer dissatisfaction with quality and shelf life.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Online retailers have been forced to deal with Mangione-specific merchandise, too, much of it catering to those who have turned Mangione into something of a folk hero in light of their immense dissatisfaction with America’s privatized healthcare system.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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In May 2018, one of the funicular’s cars derailed due to a serious maintenance failure of its wheels, although the car did not overturn and no one was injured, according to Público, a Portuguese daily national newspaper.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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An incident report submitted to the state by Energy Transfer attributed the pipeline failure to a technician’s errors.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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These movies commit to the dusty interior decoration and inherent sadness of their ghost stories, but have little feel for the profound interfamily dynamics therein.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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So many of Lee’s memories of her mother are tinged with sadness and grief.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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There’s no bigger beauty bummer than buying a brand new mascara, only to apply it and have your lashes littered with clumps.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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The bummer is that Ellen can’t go meet Brian because the entire house is watching her like a hawk.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disappointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointment. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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