1
antithesis
1
apostrophe
1
asyndeton
1
balk(noun, disappointment, letdown, disillusionment, cynicism)
1
blight
1
blow(noun, decline, fall, down, disappointment)
1
bummer(noun, failure, disappointments)
1
chagrin(noun, disappointment, letdown, disillusionment, disenchantment)
1
close
1
closing
1
communication that is not meant literally stylistic device
1
comparison
1
conceit
1
defeat(noun, decline, fall, blow, down)
1
depreciation(decrease, nonincrease)
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deterioration(decrease, nonincrease)
1
device
1
disappointing
1
discomfiture(noun, decline, fall, blow, down)
1
downer(blow, letdown, disillusionment, disappointments)
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