noun
1 sadness because sth has not happened, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ bitter , considerable , deep , extreme , great , immense , intense , profound , sharp
▪ complete , total , utter
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To their utter ~ they found nothing.
▪ mild , slight
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Riley blinked to hide his mild ~.
▪ obvious
▪ initial
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His initial ~ at losing gave way to a new resolve.
VERB + DISAPPOINTMENT
▪ be aware of , feel , sense
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He was aware of sharp ~ and betrayal.
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She couldn't quite conceal the deep ~ she felt.
▪ hear , see
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She must have seen the ~ in my expression.
▪ express , voice
▪ betray , reflect , show
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His voice betrayed his ~.
▪ bite back , conceal , cover , hide , mask , swallow
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He bit back his ~.
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Her laugh covered her ~.
▪ feign
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He feigned ~. Secretly, he was relieved.
▪ avoid
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To avoid ~, we recommend you reserve your seat early.
▪ handle , overcome
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He couldn't help Anita overcome her ~.
▪ face
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I just can't face the ~ of my family and friends.
▪ bring
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Every failed attempt brings ~ and discouragement.
▪ be doomed to
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Their expectations were doomed to ~.
▪ notice
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Ethan noticed the ~ in Lisa's eyes.
▪ share
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I know you will share our ~ at the lack of progress on this issue.
DISAPPOINTMENT + VERB
▪ show
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He let his ~ show.
▪ fill sb
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He couldn't help the feelings of ~ that filled him.
▪ set in
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The problem must be rectified before ~ sets in.
PREPOSITION
▪ to sb's ~
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To her ~, they didn't go through Oxford but skirted around it.
▪ ~ about
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Cross expressed ~ about the damage.
▪ ~ at
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Paul couldn't hide his ~ at not being asked to the party.
▪ ~ in ( esp. AmE )
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his ~ in his son
▪ ~ over
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Campaigners have voiced ~ over the government's decision.
▪ ~ with
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He expressed to me his ~ with art in the 20th century.
PHRASES
▪ a feeling of ~ , a sense of ~
▪ tears of ~
▪ imagine my ~
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You can imagine my ~ at finding all the plants damaged by caterpillars.
2 sb/sth that is disappointing
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , bitter , crushing , grave , great , huge , immense , major , sad , serious , severe , terrible
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I'm afraid I was a sad ~ to my mother.
▪ real
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The ending of the book is a real ~.
▪ complete , total
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The Mandarin Bar is a complete ~.
▪ minor , slight , small
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A small ~ for me was the poor quality of the photographs.
▪ inevitable
▪ personal
▪ romantic
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Her past is marred by romantic ~s.
▪ box-office
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The film was a box-office ~.
VERB + DISAPPOINTMENT
▪ have
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She's had a lot of ~s in the past.
▪ experience , suffer
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Over the years they suffered one ~ after another.
▪ come as
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This news has come as a ~ to local business leaders.
▪ bring
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The following year brought a major ~.
▪ prove
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He has proved a great ~ to those hoping for change in the region.
▪ be considered
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Her 2004 season will be considered a ~.
DISAPPOINTMENT + VERB
▪ come , follow sth
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His second ~ came last year when he failed to get selected for the first team.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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The dropping of these tour dates was a great ~ for the many fans of the band.
▪ ~ to
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It was a big ~ to us when she left.