| disillusion(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| disillusionment(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| displeasure(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| dissatisfaction(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| distress(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| drawback(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| failure(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| frustration(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| hindrance(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| inconvenience(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| letdown(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| mortification(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| nonsuccess(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| setback(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| unfulfillment(noun, event, situation, disappointment, lowlight) |
| background(noun, verb, minimizing, discounting, understating) |
| soft-pedal(verb, minimizing, discounting, understating) |
| paper over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, soft-pedal, minimizing) |
| bury head in sand(expression, disregard, neglect, ignoring) |
| humiliate |