Dejection
Letdown
Letdown noun - The emotion felt when one's expectations are not met.
Usage example: the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and dejection
- sadness and letdown
- distress and dejection
- distress and letdown
- melancholy and dejection
- melancholy and letdown
- despondency and dejection
- despondency and letdown
- despair and dejection
- despair and letdown
- grief and dejection
- grief and letdown
- gloom and dejection
- gloom and letdown
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