abasement abatement allayment alleviation arrest assuagement bafflement balk betrayed hope blasted expectation blighted hope blow blunting buffet calming check comedown cruel disappointment damping dash dashed hope deadening debasement deceleration defeat deflation delay demulsion descent detention diminution disappointment discomfiture disgrace disillusionment dissatisfaction drag dulcification dulling dump ease-off ease-up easing embarrassment failure fallen countenance falling-off fiasco fizzle flagging foiling forlorn hope frustration hangdog look holdup hope deferred humbled pride humiliation hushing lag leniency lessening letup lightening loosening lulling minus acceleration mirage mitigation modulation mollification mortification obstruction pacification palliation put-down quietening quieting reduction relaxation remission retardation retardment self-abasement self-abnegation self-diminishment setback setdown shame shamefacedness shamefastness slack-up slackening slowdown slowing slowing down slowup softening soothing sore disappointment subduement tantalization tease tempering tranquilization