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 The history of media deals is littered with mistakes and disappointments from AOL Time Warner through AT&T/Warner Media through Disney’s overpayment for Fox. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 For Raghozar, the rejections and disappointments altered her mentality and motivation entirely. — Kayla Lee, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The Braves are finally good again after a series of disappointments. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Durbin was shaping up to be among the biggest disappointments in a Red Sox season full of them, but the second-year third baseman has bounced back recently and put together a strong month at the plate. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026 The trick is not to let disappointments stop you. — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 24 June 2026 Whatever the reasons, the departures signal the start of Broadway’s summer dog days, when the crowded spring line-ups thin out in the wake of Tony Award disappointments, warm-weather competition for tourist bucks and the inevitable making-way for fresh new fall shows just around the corner. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2026 After a rough couple of days at Yankee Stadium to start their six-game trip, the Sox head to Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers, one of baseball’s biggest disappointments. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 People are a series of disappointments. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointments
  1. letdowns
  2. losers
  3. failures
Noun
  • 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
  • With Bradley struggling and a host of letdowns elsewhere, the Twins were thumped 10-4 by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of letdowns
Noun
  • Anthropic has already launched products for law firms and design firms; the primary losers there are software companies that hawk those services, like Harvey (law) and Figma (design).
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • The blue team needs to claw back some self-respect and reassure voters that they aren’t being asked to back a bunch of losers.
    — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of losers
Noun
  • According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of failures

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