| nonsuccess(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure) |
| setback(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure) |
| unfulfillment(noun, defeat, blow, distress, failure) |
| abruptness(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| anticlimax(disappointment, letdown, disenchantment) |
| arriere-pensee(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| astoundment(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| balk(disappointment, letdown, disenchantment) |
| better thoughts(expression, surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| bitter pill(expression, disappointment, letdown, disenchantment) |
| bitterness(noun, disappointment, dissatisfaction, disillusionment) |
| bombshell(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| comedown(disappointment, letdown, disenchantment) |
| curveball(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| cynicism(disappointment, letdown, disenchantment) |
| displeasure(noun, distress, dissatisfaction) |
| doom |
| embitterment(noun, disappointment, dissatisfaction, disillusionment) |
| eureka(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| eye-opener(surprise, suddenness) |