expressing disappointment in English

Alice: I [lost my job,was fired].

Bob: Oh, that’s too bad!

Alice: We didn't make it in time.

Bob: That’s a shame!

Alice: We didn't make it in time.

Bob: That’s a bummer!(slang)

Alice: My [fish, cat, dog, plants] died.

Bob: What a pity! I'm sorry! (rarely used)

Alice: We didn't get the contract.

Bob: How disappointing!

Alice: I didn't get my salary!

Bob: That's bad news!

Alice: I didn't get my salary!

Bob: That's awful!

Ann: I don't think we will make it to your party.

Bob: I'm really disappointed!

Ann: We won't be able to go skiing.

Bob: What a let-down!

Ann: We won't be able to go skiing.

Bob: That's really disappointing because I just bought new skis and I wanted to try them out!

Ann: Our [son,daughter] won't be able to join us.

Bob: This is a let-down!

(How _could_ she let-us down like that?)

(Why _would_ she let-us down like that?)

(Why _did_ she let-us down like that?)

Ann: Our [son,daughter] won't be able to join us.

Bob: I'm disappointed.

Ann: We can't afford the vacation.

Bob: This a [real,major, total] let-down!

Ann:I can't pay you back.

Bob:I'm not [pleased, happy] about this!

Ann: I broke a bottle of bleach in the hallway.

Bob: What a disaster!

Ann: How did you feel afterwards?

Bob: To be honest, I was a bit disappointed.

Ann: How was the show?

Bob: [It,That] was such a disappointment! They were late and performed poorly.

Ann: How's your trip?

Bob: I had high hopes for this vacation. But, I can see that it's going badly already.

Ann: Can you finish this task today?

Bob: I had high hopes that I wouldn't have to work anymore today! I'm leaving at five o'clock. So, no, I won't be able to finish the task.

Ann:

Bob: I had high hopes that we would be in the mountains by now.

Ann:

Bob: I had high hopes that we would own our own car by now.

Ann: Did you hear that Dave was selected as the new manager?

Bob: I really hoped I'd be selected.

Ann:

Bob: I was convinced that I would make the team.

Ann: Did you get the job?

Bob: I was convinced that I would get the job. But I didn't!

I was convinced that the code was good!

I was convinced that the job was done!

What an experience! I wish someone had warned me in advance!

I wish/if only I had been better prepared (for the exam/interview/competition...).

I wish I had worked harder.

I wish I had had more time to prepare.

If only I had listened to ...

I’ve never been so disappointed in my whole life!

That really didn’t live up to expectations, did it?

It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.

It wasn't all it was cracked up to be!(idiomatic)

Alice: How was it?

Bob: It wasn't all that good.

Alice:How was it?

Bob:It sucked!(very informal)

It wasn’t at all what we had been led to expect.

I was so looking forward to it. What a let-down!

Alice:What's wrong? You don't look happy.

Bob:I was so looking forward to a day off! But they called me back in to work! I'm so disappointed.

[He,It, They] promised more than [he,it,they] delivered.

It was an absolute waste of money.

It was a total waste of money.

I left before the end of the [concert, play, show, opera, party]. It was total [trash, rubbish,garbage]!

The whole thing bored me to tears!

Well, frankly, the event turned out to be a cold blanket!