がっかり

がっかり · gakkari · JLPT N3 · noun

be dejected

Sounds like got a curry? — no curry left, so you are let down

がっかり is a Japanese mimetic word for the moment hope drops away. The small っ makes a short stop, like a breath caught before a sigh. Use it as a verb with する: 結果にがっかりした means I was disappointed by the result.

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