KML-111Helen
I Expected Better, Though Not Much Better
What it does
Disappointment delivered from the elegant height of already modest expectations.
Use it when
- A predictable failure still manages to disappoint.
- Someone clears neither the bar nor the floor beneath it.
- Contempt is more appropriate than anger.
For example
- The budget airline charges for the privilege of selecting ‘any available seat.’
- Your cousin brings store-bought ice to the potluck and forgets it.
- “The sequel explains everything in a collectible pamphlet.”
Emotional intensity3/10
Primary reactionContempt
ToneElegant · superior · cutting · dry
