Disappointment is an unmet expectation.
An expectation is awaiting the arrival of what I think that I want and I do not have.
The more that I need something to arrive, the more disappointed that I become with its non appearance.
The greater is my expectation, the more intense my disappointment.
I am bitterly disappointed by the continued absence of what I believe that I need to have.
Bitterness is the intense disappointment of an unmet need.
I am bitter at being denied the sweetness of my expectation.
When my highest expectations are dashed, I am devastated.
Devastation is the feeling of intense bitterness that what I need will not be forthcoming.
It is the extreme disappointment that my expectations will remain unmet.
I am devastated by my absence of emotional power to manifest what I believe that I am entitled to.