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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a disappointing environment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a setting or situation that fails to meet expectations or is unsatisfactory in some way.
Example: "The team's morale was low due to the disappointing environment created by constant criticism and lack of support."
Alternatives: "an unsatisfactory atmosphere" or "a discouraging setting."
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Bankers and lawyers work to seize upon what they say are improving conditions for deal-making after what they described as a disappointing environment for mergers in 2011, hurt by the European fiscal crisis.
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The Obama White House has built its campaign on these kind of premises: They've bet heavily on Hispanic turnout, bet heavily on their social issues strategy, and bet heavily on the idea that their 2008 "Hope and Change" coalition can be mostly recreated despite a more polarized environment, a disappointing record, and a mostly negative campaign.
Even without voter suppression, though, this would have been a disappointing election for people who care about clean energy and the environment.
AFTER a disappointing performance in the London Olympics, Australia should be cheered by a set of triumphs in a more testing environment: the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest liveability ranking.
It's a disappointing scorecard.
It was a disappointing moment.
Barca destroy a disappointing Madrid.
"It's a disappointing day.
This is a disappointing time.
What a disappointing campaign!
Ginsberg makes a disappointing Rimbaud.
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