disappointment
Hopes met reality
Disappointment is the feeling when expectations or hopes go unmet.
You feel disappointment when something turns out worse than anticipated: The movie was a disappointment after all the hype.
A person or thing that disappoints can itself be called a disappointment: He felt like a disappointment to his parents.
The word covers a spectrum from mild letdown to crushing defeat.
Disappointing conclusion after buildup
- bummerDisappointing experience
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
disillusionment · unfulfillment · dissatisfaction · disenchantment · frustration · underwhelming · falling short · missed opportunity
State of emotional pain
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- dejectionState of lowness
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
downcast · despondency · gloom · melancholy · sorrow · discouragement · demoralized · hopelessness
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- flopComplete commercial failure
- washoutComplete failure or cancellation
- dudFailed device or effort
misfire · underperformance · setback · collapse · blunder · mishap · botch · bust
Not yet fulfilled
- hopesPositive expectations held
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- promiseCommitment to act
potential · buildup · hype · letdown · reality check · rude awakening · bubble burst · fallen idol
Being without something
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- vanquishedDefeated completely
- outplayedDefeated through better play
upset · setback · thwarted · denied · rejected · rebuffed · turned down · passed over
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
self-reproach · shame · ruefulness · chagrin · hindsight · second-guessing · wishing · lamentation
anticlimax
Disappointing conclusion after buildup
- bummerDisappointing experience
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
deflation · disillusionment · unfulfillment · dissatisfaction · disenchantment · frustration · underwhelming · falling short · missed opportunity · dashed hopes
sadness
State of emotional pain
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
- dejectionState of lowness
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
crestfallen · downcast · despondency · gloom · melancholy · sorrow · discouragement · demoralized · hopelessness · despair
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- flopComplete commercial failure
- washoutComplete failure or cancellation
dud · misfire · underperformance · setback · collapse · blunder · mishap · botch · bust · disaster
unmet
Not yet fulfilled
- hopesPositive expectations held
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
promise · potential · buildup · hype · letdown · reality check · rude awakening · bubble burst · fallen idol · disillusion
loss
Being without something
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- vanquishedDefeated completely
outplayed · upset · setback · thwarted · denied · rejected · rebuffed · turned down · passed over · snubbed
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
repentance · self-reproach · shame · ruefulness · chagrin · hindsight · second-guessing · wishing · lamentation · if only
- emotionsjoy, anger, fear, sadness, love
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, anger
- bad feelingssadness, anger, fear, grief, sorrow
- Customer Reactionssatisfaction, complaint, praise, loyalty, delight
- discontentdissatisfaction, displeasure, discontentment, unhappiness, frustration
- emotional statesgrief, hope, despair, jealousy, trust
disappointmentsatisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
delight · joy · happiness · elation · gratification
disappointmentfulfillment
State of achieved purpose
fulfilment · satisfaction · gratification · contentedness · triumph