Disappointed
The sinking drop when something you hoped for or counted on doesn’t happen, and the picture you had been holding quietly falls away.
In the body
- A drop in the stomach
- Arms going loose
- A long breath out
Needs behind it
Softer and stronger
- Dissatisfied
- Disappointed
- Disillusioned
- Dismayed
Often confused with
Disappointed is the drop when a hoped-for outcome doesn’t arrive; discouraged comes when effort keeps failing to pay off and the will to try again fades.
Disappointed follows one hope that didn’t come true; disillusioned is losing a belief you held in someone or something altogether.
Disappointed is a sinking feeling when a hope falls through; dismayed adds a stricken jolt of alarm at finding things far worse than expected.
Regretful looks back on a choice of your own you wish you had made differently; disappointed is about an outcome that fell short of your hopes.
Disappointed is tied to a hope that didn’t come true; sad is a wider heaviness that can come from any loss.