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Noun
▲
A person or thing that causes disappointment
failure
letdown
disaster
anticlimax
fiasco
flop
bust
catastrophe
debacle
downer
dud
wreck
bummer
mess
bomb
botch
calamity
clunker
drag
fizzle
lemon
blunder
fail
washout
bringdown
choker
misadventure
turkey
let-down
non-event
non-starter
faux pas
damp squib
lead balloon
flash in the pan
abortion
bungle
trainwreck
shambles
hash
collapse
misstep
failing
nonperformance
rout
implosion
nonachievement
whammy
nonsuccess
snafu
defeat
tragedy
balls-up
train wreck
screw-up
foul-up
false step
car crash
sinking ship
muck
omnishambles
muddle
bodge
dog
flopperoo
bellyflop
pig's breakfast
no-go
miscarriage
junk
reject
jalopy
unsuccessful challenger
unsuccessful candidate
unsuccessful person
defeated player
nonrunner
piece of junk
old banger
hopeless case
waste of space
underdog
nonentity
disadvantaged
down-and-outer
flunkee
underprivileged
losel
two-time loser
sore loser
more ❯
“Despite all the hype, the event turned out to be a huge disappointment.”
Noun
▲
Something that impedes, or stands in the way of, progress
setback
drawback
obstacle
adversity
downfall
hitch
barrier
blow
blunder
complication
difficulty
encumbrance
glitch
hiccup
hindrance
hurdle
impasse
impediment
issue
misfortune
problem
upset
defeat
delay
discouragement
handicap
hardship
holdback
holdup
inconvenience
obstruction
slip
snag
bummer
crimp
disadvantage
error
inefficacy
knock
mishap
reversal
trammel
bafflement
block
cramp
miscalculation
mischance
mistake
whammy
body blow
hold-up
bitter pill
Catch-22
hang-up
knock-back
stroke of bad luck
stumbling block
fly in the ointment
piece of bad luck
reversal of fortune
bit of trouble
monkey wrench
kick in the teeth
spanner in the works
one in the eye
catch
monkey wrench in the works
pitfall
limitation
bar
defect
hazard
facer
deterrent
restriction
weakness
flaw
drag
stop
curb
fetter
balkUS
clog
disbenefit
embarrassment
uphill
baulkUK
restraint
fault
minus
downside
interference
manacle
inhibition
shackles
let
chain
joker
cumber
headache
interruption
shortcoming
burden
millstone
sticking point
weak point
rub
weak spot
booby trap
imperfection
nuisance
liability
stoppage
brake
gotcha
barricade
bug
blockage
gimmick
dilemma
negative
debit
incommodity
strike
detriment
hassle
albatross
blockade
hamper
pickle
land mine
predicament
deficiency
quandary
prob
impedance
cumbrance
kink
baggage
knot
tangle
gridlock
snafu
preventive
lack
failing
disability
hampering
puzzler
gremlin
road block
con
impairment
jam-up
ball and chain
tight spot
complaint
pale
bad
flip side
penalty
mountain
traverse
discontinuance
stumbling stone
constraint
bump
privation
disincentive
afterdeal
hangup
mountain to climb
aggravation
other side of the coin
negative aspect
stone in one's path
fix
crunch
unseen problem
spot
scrape
cropper
entanglement
factor
web
development
prohibition
tie
load
shackle
disablement
retardation
bottleneck
retardment
disorder
stricture
wall
the rub
tribulation
dead weight
red tape
millstone around your neck
damper
pinch
blip
malfunction
evil
anomaly
misfire
point at issue
can of worms
disputed point
bother
grievance
thorn in one's side
vexation
mix-up
catch-22
source of difficulty
hot potato
worry
hornets' nest
source of trouble
thorn in one's flesh
muddle
dispute
mess
vexed question
question mark
plight
difficult situation
something wrong
trap
trick
snare
prevention
lock
sabotage
intervention
conundrum
dodge
ploy
puzzle
wile
excess baggage
foot dragging
joker in the pack
more ❯
“We will not allow a disappointment or two to distract us from our ultimate goal.”
Noun
▲
A feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfillment of one's hopes or expectations
regret
dissatisfaction
distress
chagrin
dejection
discontent
disenchantment
disillusionment
dismay
displeasure
despondency
disgruntlement
frustration
mortification
despair
disconsolation
discontentment
disfavorUS
indignation
sadness
sorrow
aggravation
depression
disaffection
disapproval
disconsolateness
discontentedness
disfavourUK
disillusion
dispiritedness
disquiet
distaste
exasperation
gloominess
glumness
lamentation
melancholy
resentment
unhappiness
vexation
anger
anguish
annoyance
discomfort
discouragement
disgust
dislike
disrelish
downheartedness
fretfulness
gloom
irritation
letdown
misery
torment
unfulfilment
upset
desolation
disapprobation
discomposure
malaise
malcontent
malcontentment
uneasiness
weariness
woe
heavy-heartedness
heaviness of heart
low spirits
ill-humor
more ❯
“I could not hide my disappointment at having failed my driver's test.”
Noun
▲
The act or state of not having one's expectations fulfilled
frustration
dashing
derailment
failure
foiling
thwarting
balkingUS
baulkingUK
collapse
crippling
crushing
nonfulfilment
quashing
stifling
baffling
contravention
defeat
foundering
ill-success
nonsuccess
scotching
scuppering
unfulfillment
circumvention
spoiling
non-success
lack of success
adverse fate
blocking
obstruction
more ❯
“There was resentment among the people at the disappointment of their hopes.”
Noun
▲
Mental torment or distress
pain
sorrow
grief
heartache
heartbreak
anguish
sadness
agony
unhappiness
distress
torment
desolation
woe
melancholy
misery
despair
desperation
torture
depression
trauma
angst
suffering
affliction
dolor
wretchedness
despondency
tribulation
dejection
disquiet
vexation
bitterness
grievance
mourning
sorrowfulness
anxiety
bereavement
grieving
infelicity
lamentation
malaise
shock
gloom
heavy heart
lamenting
bemoaning
bewailing
blues
broken heart
emotional suffering
heartsickness
mental suffering
mournfulness
regret
rue
worry
cheerlessness
disconsolateness
dispiritedness
funk
gloominess
letdown
listlessness
moodiness
mopes
martyrdom
straits
travail
pang
hurting
devastation
care
bale
dejectedness
chagrin
tearfulness
joylessness
poignancy
moroseness
woefulness
bleakness
discontent
forlornness
discouragement
miserableness
dismals
discontentment
doldrums
pensiveness
oppression
pessimism
displeasure
downcastness
melancholia
dysphoria
despondence
hopelessness
uneasiness
mortification
lowness
dreariness
abjection
defeatism
dumps
abasement
anhedonia
despond
abjectness
blahs
heavyheartedness
heavy-heartedness
the blues
the dumps
blue funk
a low
blue devils
more ❯
Noun
▲
Depressing experience
downer
bummer
drag
misfortune
letdown
comedown
discouragement
down
pity
shame
bad deal
bad scene
bad trip
raw deal
rotten hand
annoyance
nuisance
bad experience
disaster
problem
pest
downside
snag
bringdown
shortcoming
pitfall
weakness
stumbling block
negative aspect
irritation
more ❯
Noun
▲
A change for the worse
reverse
reversal
setback
check
misfortune
blow
defeat
failure
mishap
adversity
affliction
hardship
misadventure
catastrophe
upset
vicissitude
accident
disaster
non-success
tragedy
knock
lapse
rout
distress
repulse
trial
tribulation
woe
bad luck
bath
conquering
difficulty
hitch
ill luck
problem
snag
turnabout
vanquishment
hard times
tough break
raw deal
suffering
grief
hard time
rotten break
hard cheese
trauma
grievance
torment
exigency
jam
drag
hassle
buffet
unfortunate incident
ruination
slip
rigorUS
travails
hazard
ill-luck
the worst
can of worms
rigourUK
stroke of ill luck
dire straits
hot water
ill-fortune
devil's own luck
ill chance
miscalculation
unpredictable outcome
error
blunder
hurt
faux pas
ruin
damage
holocaust
emergency
bale
bane
mishanter
undoing
stroke
mischief
heartache
crash
flood
farce
heavy blow
fall
fell stroke
rough situation
act of God
depression
collapse
torture
crisis
anguish
destruction
strain
evil
hell
hardness
asperity
danger
dolour
stress
pain in the backside
clutch
poison
hell on earth
pain in the rear
evil eye
trials and tribulations
pain in the neck
hurting
pain in the bum
kiss of death
harsh conditions
nakba
tough situation
deep water
jinx
reversal of fortune
skids
malice
cruelty
poverty
privation
indigence
destitution
want
difficulties
need
impoverishment
penury
straits
deprivation
pickle
austerity
lack
pinch
beggary
way of the world
throe
scrape
travail
unholy mess
ticklish spot
holy mess
human condition
karma
kismet
way of it
destiny
way the cookie crumbles
life
hand one is dealt
way things go
usual state of affairs
times we live in
luck
school of hard knocks
unfortunate
chance
more ❯
Noun
▲
A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action
shame
pity
letdown
sin
crime
misfortune
anticlimax
bummer
disgrace
dismay
frustration
bad luck
crying shame
ill luck
sad thing
unfortunate thing
cause for regret
tough luck
source of regret
cause for disappointment
sad situation
bitter pill
crisis
mischance
disaster
catastrophe
mishap
Noun
▲
The act or instance of being defeated or failing
defeat
failure
loss
collapse
downfall
breakdown
flop
frustration
ruin
fall
misstep
abortion
blunder
bungle
bust
crash
fail
failing
foundering
misfiring
setback
undoing
botch
clunker
debacle
discomfiture
misadventure
miscarriage
miss
bomb
dud
fizzle
hash
implosion
mess
misfire
nonperformance
reverse
washout
bummer
calamity
catastrophe
clinker
cropper
disaster
fiasco
misfortune
mishap
nonachievement
nonsuccess
rejection
snafu
turkey
let-down
non-success
falling through
false step
faux pas
fizzling out
lack of success
balls-up
breaking down
coming to nothing
foul-up
non-fulfilment
screw-up
error
unsuccessfulness
mistake
thwarting
mismanagement
perversion
ruination
reversal
mischance
aborting
spontaneous abortion
malfunction
miscarriages
still birth
lapse
insufficiency
interruption
more ❯
Noun
▲
Trouble
bad news
trouble
bind
bother
concern
danger
deep trouble
difficulty
dilemma
dire straits
distress
grief
headache
hindrance
hot water
inconvenience
mess
misfortune
nuisance
pain
predicament
problem
struggle
torment
woe
jeopardy
peril
imperilment
tight spot
endangerment
harm's way
pickle
deep water
spot
risk
Noun
▲
Affected scorn
sour grapes
bitterness
envy
ill feeling
ill will
jealousy
scorn
affected scorn
bad-mouthing
derogation
disparagement
ill-will
resentment
Noun
▲
A discouraging response to an offer or approach
repulse
rebuff
snub
brush-off
spurning
rejection
cold-shouldering
discouragement
knock-back
refusal
repudiation
slight
failure
nix
reverse
silent treatment
turndown
cold shoulder
nothing doing
slap in the face
the old heave-ho
thumbs down
smack in the eye
smack in the face
kick in the teeth
brushoff
cut
dismissal
kiss-off
insult
no
declining
veto
turning down
negation
disapproval
snubbing
red light
ostracism
dissatisfaction
disowning
nonacceptance
nay
disallowance
exclusion
abandonment
declination
eschewal
renunciation
bounce
kick in teeth
pass
denunciation
negative
elimination
no go
refutation
no dice
no way
casting off
more ❯
Noun
▲
Small amount
drop in the bucket
band-aid
bit
cosmetic measure
miniscule amount
not enough
pittance
small amount
small change
small potatoes
small quantity
speck
trifle
trivial amount
drop in the ocean
lick and a promise
spit in the sea
too little too late
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