Ah Ha! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have mentioned (more than once, recently) that I need to write about disappointment..... But the word doesn't make sense to me. It's origin escapes me, a much better word must exist for the meaning we have associated with it. You have captured it concretely so that I may tolerate it....
Ah Ha! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I have mentioned (more than once, recently) that I need to write about disappointment..... But the word doesn't make sense to me. It's origin escapes me, a much better word must exist for the meaning we have associated with it.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured it concretely so that I may tolerate it....
Disgusted and disillusioned,
Dianne
Glad you liked this one, Diane. Here are some synonyms: letdown, bitter pill, blind alley, blow, blunder, bringdown, bummer, bust, calamity, defeat, disaster, discouragement, downer, downfall, drag, dud, error, failure, false alarm, faux pas*, fiasco, fizzle, flash in the pan, impasse, inefficacy, lemon, miscalculation, mischance, misfortune, mishap, mistake, obstacle, old one-two, setback, slip, washout.
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