Collocations for disappointment - noun

bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, intense, profound, sharp
complete, total, utter
To their utter disappointment they found nothing.

mild, slight
Riley blinked to hide his mild disappointment.

obvious
initial
His initial disappointment at losing gave way to a new resolve.

be aware of, feel, sense
He was aware of sharp disappointment and betrayal.
She couldn't quite conceal the deep disappointment she felt.

hear, see
She must have seen the disappointment in my expression.

express, voice
betray, reflect, show
His voice betrayed his disappointment.

bite back, conceal, cover, hide, mask, swallow
He bit back his disappointment.
Her laugh covered her disappointment.

feign
He feigned disappointment. Secretly, he was relieved.

avoid
To avoid disappointment, we recommend you reserve your seat early.

handle, overcome
He couldn't help Anita overcome her disappointment.

face
I just can't face the disappointment of my family and friends.

bring
Every failed attempt brings disappointment and discouragement.

be doomed to
Their expectations were doomed to disappointment.

notice
Ethan noticed the disappointment in Lisa's eyes.

share
I know you will share our disappointment at the lack of progress on this issue.

show
He let his disappointment show.

fill sb
He couldn't help the feelings of disappointment that filled him.

set in
The problem must be rectified before disappointment sets in.

to sb's disappointment
To her disappointment, they didn't go through Oxford but skirted around it.

disappointment about
Cross expressed disappointment about the damage.

disappointment at
Paul couldn't hide his disappointment at not being asked to the party.

disappointment in (esp. AmE)
his disappointment in his son

disappointment over
Campaigners have voiced disappointment over the government's decision.

disappointment with
He expressed to me his disappointment with art in the 20th century.

a feeling of disappointment, a sense of disappointment
tears of disappointment
imagine my disappointment
You can imagine my disappointment at finding all the plants damaged by caterpillars.

big, bitter, crushing, grave, great, huge, immense, major, sad, serious, severe, terrible
I'm afraid I was a sad disappointment to my mother.

real
The ending of the book is a real disappointment.

complete, total
The Mandarin Bar is a complete disappointment.

minor, slight, small
A small disappointment for me was the poor quality of the photographs.

inevitable
personal
romantic
Her past is marred by romantic disappointments.

box-office
The film was a box-office disappointment.

have
She's had a lot of disappointments in the past.

experience, suffer
Over the years they suffered one disappointment after another.

come as
This news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders.

bring
The following year brought a major disappointment.

prove
He has proved a great disappointment to those hoping for change in the region.

be considered
Her 2004 season will be considered a disappointment.

come, follow sth
His second disappointment came last year when he failed to get selected for the first team.

disappointment for
The dropping of these tour dates was a great disappointment for the many fans of the band.

disappointment to
It was a big disappointment to us when she left.