| washout(noun, informal, shame, sorrow, sadness) |
| dashing(noun, distress, disenchantment, ressentiment) |
| disaffection(noun, disillusionment, disenchantment, ressentiment) |
| grief(noun, trouble, worry, concern, care) |
| mortification(noun, sorrow, sadness, dismay, regret) |
| affliction(noun, upset, trouble, worry, concern) |
| baffling(noun, cause, fail) |
| baulking(noun, cause, fail) |
| blow(noun, distress, disenchantment, ressentiment) |
| defeat(noun, cause, fail) |
| dispiritedness(noun, sorrow, sadness, dismay, regret) |
| dud(noun, informal, sorrow, sadness, dismay) |
| failure of expectations(expression, state, failure, dissatisfaction) |
| failure of hopes(expression, state, failure, dissatisfaction) |
| foiling(noun, cause, fail) |
| heavy-heartedness(noun, sorrow, sadness, dismay, regret) |
| lead balloon(expression, informal, sorrow, sadness, dismay) |
| misplaced hope(expression, distress, hope, disenchantment, ressentiment) |
| non-starter(noun, informal, sorrow, sadness, dismay) |
| resentment(noun, hindrance, annoyance, unhappiness, frustration) |