Synonyms and antonyms of Disappointments in British Thesaurus

disappointment (noun)

someone or something that is not as good as you thought they would be

shame (noun)

a reason for feeling sad or disappointed

blow (noun)

an event that causes you to feel very sad, disappointed, or shocked

anticlimax (noun)

something that is not as exciting as you expected it to be so that you feel disappointed

letdown (noun)

something that makes you feel disappointed because it is not as good as you expected it to be

body blow (noun)

a serious problem or a great disappointment, especially one that is sudden and unexpected

false dawn (noun)

a situation in which you think that something good will happen, but it does not

betrayal (noun)

the fact of being betrayed

downer (noun)

informal something that makes you feel sad or disappointed

brave new world (noun)

a society in which changes should have made people’s lives much better than before but in which people’s lives are really worse in many ways

a kick in the teeth/stomach/guts ()

something that makes you feel very disappointed or upset, especially when you have been trying hard to achieve something

blind alley (noun)

a process that was expected to bring useful results but in fact achieves nothing

the bubble bursts ()

used for describing the end of a situation that seemed extremely good

bummer (noun)

informal something that is annoying or disappointing

damp squib (noun)

Britishinformal an event that is far less impressive or exciting than you expected it to be

dud (noun)

informal someone or something that is very disappointing

fizzer (noun)

Australianinformal an event that makes you feel disappointed because it is not as good as you expected

fool’s gold (noun)

something that you are very attracted to that you later find is not worth very much

might-have-been (noun)

informal something that you wish had happened

non-event (noun)

an event that is not as exciting as you expected it to be

one in the eye for someone ()

something that spoils someone’s plans or is a disappointment for them. This expression usually shows that you are pleased about this.

swizz (noun)

Britishinformal something that makes you feel disappointed or feel you have been treated unfairly