The phrase "avoid being disappointed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when advising someone to take precautions or manage their expectations to prevent feelings of disappointment.
Example: "To ensure a pleasant experience, it's best to avoid being disappointed by setting realistic goals for the event."
Alternatives: "prevent disappointment" or "steer clear of disappointment".
How does a brand avoid being disappointed by their agency partners?
Try before you buy: If you've never driven a motor home or anything larger than a car then it is important that you try before you buy! Make sure you book your test drive(s) ahead of time to avoid being disappointed, and ensure you plan a route that includes various different types of driving; from motorway driving to city/town driving.
Still, one cannot avoid being disappointed, because documents like this have been produced since the 1950s and we still have very little change.
If he is unwilling to check his customary yardstick at the gate, he cannot avoid being confused and disappointed by a story that is no story at all, but is a sad philosophy, a conjuration of mood, with a conclusion that simply shrugs its shoulders in the gloom and murmurs "Such is life". And which is the proper course?
You want to avoid getting into an endless chain of hoping for your partner to change and being disappointed.
But if officials thought a new approach would avoid controversy, they have been disappointed.
Those hoping to game the system by checking out new bikes every half-hour — dropping one off at a station, then immediately checking out another to avoid a surcharge — will be disappointed.
We spent many months negotiating with Opera to avoid this scenario and are disappointed that GetJar consumers will no longer have access to Opera Mini.
When GetJar first banned Opera Mini from its app marketplace, Mork wrote that the company "spent many months negotiating with Opera to avoid this scenario and are disappointed that GetJar consumers will no longer have access to Opera Mini".
Shah went on to say that his books on the subject were not written for the current devotees of magic and witchcraft, and that in fact he subsequently had to avoid them, as they would only be disappointed in what he had to say.
Or was I avoiding hope so as not to be disappointed?
