(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
[林黛玉, Lín Dài yùㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˋ] Lin Daiyu, female character in The Dream of Red Mansions, cousin and thwarted lover of Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉, See Also: 賈寶玉, 贾宝玉#23958