DISAPPOINTMENTS Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

disappointments

noun

plural of disappointment

as in letdowns

something that disappoints after all the publicity and high expectations, the sequel to the movie blockbuster was a huge disappointment

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Recent Examples of disappointments Mercury retrograde The Phoenix Mercury are one of the biggest disappointments of the season. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Apple has also had commercial disappointments, like the Vision Pro headset, and floundered on its Siri assistant. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026 But there were no other major disappointments because the films weren’t ready. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 The club has transformed from one of baseball’s biggest disappointments into a legitimate contender over the second half. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Tuesday's results needed to shine following two quarters of disappointments and a struggling stock price. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 July 2026 On the whole, the World Cup has brought several successes to the city (and several significant disappointments, to be sure). — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 July 2026 For Raghozar, the rejections and disappointments altered her mentality and motivation entirely. — Kayla Lee, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

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Even with that, much of McGregor’s downfall since has revolved around legal controversies and letdowns about fights that never materialized.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 12 July 2026
In a pantheon that the Heat in no way hope next includes Antetokounmpo, there already have been ample letdowns.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026

Definition of letdowns

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Inadequate data management is projected to cause 60% of AI project failures, with autonomous agents posing even greater risks as errors can spread rapidly.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The Dolphins’ failures to defend the run come in large part due to the then-trio of rookie defensive tackles – Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers – that the team relied upon heavily.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

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