adjective
disappointingly unsuccessful (Freq. 2)
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disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
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their foiled attempt to capture Calais
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many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
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his best efforts were thwarted
• Syn: ↑defeated, ↑disappointed, ↑discomfited, ↑foiled, ↑thwarted
• Similar to: ↑unsuccessful
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discomfited (for: ↑discomfited)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.