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• v  fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
• s  disappointingly unsuccessful
  disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions

• Podhoretz the Elder, a man whose world view has become so twisted that he's disappointed we might not have to bomb Iran now offers this: But I entertain an even darker suspicion.
• Homeward bound from Washington last week were two top Administration officials, both disappointed men.
• We are disappointed that Senator Obama didn't specifically reject Father Pflegler's despicable comments about Senator Clinton, and assume he will do so.

• disappoint
• let down
• defeated
• discomfited
• foiled
• frustrated
• thwarted

News & Articles

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• Gillibrand 'disappointed' after effort rejected
  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she was "disappointed" on Wednesday after the Senate Armed Services Committee rejected her effort to combat sexual assault in the military by removing from the chain of command the decision on whether to prosecute offenders.
  June 12, 2013 - WNYT Albany
• U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions 'deeply disappointed' by TVA decision to slow down work at Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
  I am deeply disappointed by today's news that TVA plans to scale back its workforce at Bellefonte as part of its fiscal year 2014 budget,Sessions said.
  June 12, 2013 - The Huntsville Times
• Dorn disappointed with Legislatue not passing budget
  State Superintendent Randy Dorn said he was disappointed that no budget was passed by the Legislature and that a second special session will begin Wednesday, June 12.
  June 11, 2013 - Port Orchard Independent

Quotes

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• Eliot Spitzer in Bloomberg
  I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard that I expect of myself,Spitzer, 48, said at a Manhattan press conference.
• Dog Chapman in E! Online
  I have the utmost respect and aloha for black people who have suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred,Chapman said. "I am deeply disappointed in myself for speaking out of anger to my son and using such a hateful...
• Diego Maradona in BBC Sport
  I'm as disappointed as all Argentines,he said. "To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt."