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disappointment

[dis-uh-point-muhnt] / ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪnt mənt /




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What these retirees were describing wasn’t just disappointment in a lack of opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guardiola is working with a new set of players and coaching staff after the disappointment of last season, in which they failed to win a major trophy for the first time in eight years.

From BBC

“While it’s a terrible disappointment that it happened, that was the part of the meeting that I was satisfied... and looked the community in the eye and said, we’re sorry,” McOsker said.

From Los Angeles Times

Just a little smile, but one no doubt hiding immense disappointment.

From BBC

His life took him from working as an A&R executive at an indie label to out-of-nowhere commercial success with the Fugees and then to disappointment as a solo artist.

From Los Angeles Times