Emotions

Synonyms for disappointment

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineEmotions

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

letdown

Same sentence, swapped: His hopes were so high he was doomed to letdown.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for disappointment as it is used in the sentence above.

boredom
displeasure
opposition

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Closest first: other emotions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

obsceneadjectiverepulsiveoffensive to the mindRidgeline preferencenountastea strong likingRidgelineHas a reason line reliefnouneasingthe act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)Ridgeline2 senses reverencenounawea feeling of profound respect for someone or somethingRidgelineHas a reason line joyfuladjectiveelatedfull of high-spirited delightRidgeline languidadjectivedreamylacking spirit or livelinessHigh Camp moodyadjectivedarkshowing a brooding ill humorTreeline turbulentadjectivetroubledcharacterized by unrest or disorder or insubordinationRidgelineHas a reason line

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