Expressions Of Disappointment

noun a person's work or task that is considered to be of poor quality or not well done

• The employee did a bad job on the presentation and failed to impress the clients.
• He really did a bad job fixing the leaky faucet in the bathroom.
• She totally bombed the interview, did a bad job answering the questions.
• The artist did a bad job capturing the essence of the sunset in his painting.

noun a slang term for a small amount of money

adjective a term used to describe something of poor quality or unpleasant

• The hotel room had a crummy view of the back alley.
• I'm not going to that crummy restaurant again, the food was terrible.
• I hate this crummy weather, it's been raining all week.
• She felt like she was stuck in a crummy situation with no way out.

adjective causing someone to feel sad or displeased because something did not happen as expected or because something was not as good as expected

• The results of the experiment were quite disappointing.
• I was really let down by how things turned out.
• The movie was a total bummer, dude.
• The lack of support from our team was truly disappointing.

noun a sudden decline from a position of favor or high standing

preposition used to indicate the source or cause of a downfall or loss of favor

• The once-respected CEO's fall from grace shocked the business world.
• I can't believe he fell from grace so quickly after the scandal.
• She really fell from grace after that messy breakup.
• The politician's fall from grace was swift and public, tarnishing his reputation forever.

verb Frowning is a verb that describes the action of furrowing one's brow in a sign of disapproval or displeasure.

• She walked into the room, frowning at the disarray of papers on the desk.
• Why are you frowning? What's wrong?
• Stop frowning, it's not a big deal.
• The dark clouds overhead seemed to be frowning down on the city below.

adjective causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable

• The company's financial performance this quarter was truly pathetic.
• I can't believe how pathetic that movie was, I want my money back.
• She tried to make excuses for her pathetic behavior, but no one was buying it.
• His attempt at a joke was so pathetic, no one even cracked a smile.

adjective Of substandard quality or performance

adverb In a poor or inadequate manner

• The experiment was conducted poorly, resulting in inconclusive data.
• She did poorly on the test because she didn't study.
• I feel like I'm dressed so poorly today.
• His relationship with his parents is poorly patched up.

noun an expression of rebuke or disapproval

verb to address someone in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment

• She could not help but reproach him for his careless mistake during the presentation.
• I can't believe she reproached me for forgetting her birthday.
• He got reproached by his boss for slacking off at work.
• The dark clouds seemed to reproach the town for its neglect of the environment.

adjective comparative form of the adjective 'bad', indicating a lower standard or quality

adverb used to compare two things, indicating that one is of a lower standard or quality than the other

• The economic situation is getting worse day by day.
• I thought the weather couldn't get any worse, but then it started pouring rain.
• My grades are worse than a dumpster fire right now.
• His behavior is like a ticking time bomb, getting worse with each passing day.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The strict rules of the organization harshed his mellow during the team meeting.
• Don't harsh my buzz with all your negative comments.
• Stop harshing my mellow, dude!
• The unexpected news really harshed his mellow and ruined his day.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• Despite all the effort we put in, the project still failed. Thanks for nothing.
• I asked for your help and you just made things worse. Thanks for nothing.
• I can't believe you bailed on me last minute. Thanks for nothing.
• Your lack of support really let me down. Thanks for nothing.

adjective feeling disappointed, sad, or upset

adverb in a disappointed, sad, or upset manner

• I was feeling quite bummed out after receiving the news of the project delay.
• I'm so bummed out that I can't go to the concert tonight.
• She's really bummed out about not getting the job she wanted.
• His spirits were bummed out like a deflated balloon after the breakup.

noun A crying shame is a noun phrase that refers to something that is deeply regrettable or unfortunate.

• The lack of funding for public education is a crying shame.
• It's a crying shame that the concert got canceled at the last minute.
• It's a crying shame that we can't go to the beach this weekend.
• The way she was treated by her colleagues was a crying shame.