(adj) disappointingly unsuccessful, Syn. foiled, thwarted, frustrated, discomfited, disappointed, Example:disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions; their foiled attempt to capture Calais; many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers; his best efforts were thwarted
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
adj. 1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn. -- baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. same as discombobulated. Syn. -- discombobulated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]