Disappointment

Noun
disappointment and  (plural disappointments)


 * 1)  The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
 * 2)  A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.

Adjectives for Disappointment
deep; poignant; remorseful; unrepressed; horrid; woeful; classic; mutual; perpetual; cruel; melancholy; repeated; callous; demoniac; minor; obscure; scathing; bitter; grievous; distinct; overwhelming; obvious; hurt; expressive; inevitable; resultant; burning; vague; outward; unhappy;

Verbs for Disappointment
adjust—; conceal—; deserve—; dole out—; entail—; feign—; oppress with—; preclude —; pretend—; produce—; shoulder—; sob—; soothe—; suppress—; taste—; —dampens; —ensues; —irks; —rankles; —sad¬dens; —teaches; —wounds.

Thesaurus
indignation, low estimation, low opinion, mortification, objection, opposition, opposure, ostracism, peevishness, petulance, protest, querulousness, rebelliousness, regret, rejection, resentment, restiveness, restlessness, return to reality, rude awakening, sourness, sulkiness, thumbs-down, undeception, uneasiness, unfulfillment, unhappiness, unpleasure, unsatisfaction, unspelling, vexation of spirit, Faustianism, awakening, ban, blackball, blackballing, blighted hope, blow, calamity, chagrin, cold comfort, complaint, dashed hopes, debunking, defeat, dejection, depression, dim view, disagreement, disapprobation, disapproval, disaster, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, discouragement, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, displeasure, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissatisfiedness, dissent, distaste, distress, divine discontent, enlightenment, envy, exclusion, failure, fiasco, fizzle, frustration, hope deferred, ill humor,

Related terms

 * disappoint