bafflement, balk, betrayed hope, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, buffet, comedown, cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hopes, defeat, disappointment, discomfiture, disillusionment, dissatisfaction, failure, fallen countenance, fiasco, fizzle, foiling, forlorn hope, frustration, hope deferred, letdown, mirage, setback, sore disappointment, tantalization, tease