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[ noun ] a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

Synonyms

disappointment

Examples

"his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The parties were on_the_whole unprepared for elections , while the people were still experiencing post independence let-down and suffering the after_effects of poor harvests in 1957 .

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