bitter disappointment
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
Used to describe a very strong feeling of disappointment.
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- Losing the final match was a bitter disappointment for the entire team.
- She felt a sense of bitter disappointment when she wasn't offered the job.
- The cancellation of the festival, after months of planning, was a bitter disappointment to everyone involved.
- To his bitter disappointment, his best friend betrayed his trust.
- It will be a bitter disappointment if the funding for the art project is withdrawn.
- The discovery that the promising new drug had failed its final trials was a bitter disappointment to the medical community.
- For years, he carried the bitter disappointment of not being able to say goodbye to his father.
- The election result proved to be a bitter disappointment for his supporters.
- He had to overcome the bitter disappointment of his first business failing before he could try again.
- The sequel to the beloved movie was a bitter disappointment for fans, failing to capture the magic of the original.