| whaling(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat) |
| whipping(noun, break, check, defeat, fall) |
| whitewashing(noun, break, check, ruin, defeat) |
| wreck(noun, decline, ruin, defeat, collapse) |
| abortive |
| abortive attempt(expression, idiom, failure) |
| abortive efforts(expression, idiom, failure) |
| abruptness(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| agitation |
| also-ran(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown) |
| annoyance(noun, hindrance, disappointment, prevention, blocking) |
| arriere-pensee(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| astoundment(surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| attempt |
| balk(disappointment, letdown, disenchantment) |
| bankrupt(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown) |
| beat(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown) |
| better thoughts(expression, surprise, eye-opener, suddenness) |
| bitter pill(noun, expression, hindrance, disappointment, annoyance) |
| bitterness(noun, disappointment, dissatisfaction, disillusionment) |