23
disappointment(british, sorrow, sadness, dismay, regret)
5
failure(noun, disappointment, flop, disillusionment)
5
fiasco
5
flop(noun, failure, disappointment, disillusionment)
5
lead balloon
4
dud
4
washout(noun, failure, disappointment, flop, disillusionment)
3
anticlimax(noun, disappointment, letdown, disillusionment, comedown)
3
fizzle
3
non-starter
2
disaster
2
lemon
2
non-event
1
also-ran
1
blow(noun, disappointment, disillusionment)
1
frustration(noun, disappointment, disillusionment)
1
loser
1
nebbish
1
nonevent
1
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