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6->'''Eleanor:''' I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed.\
7'''Michael:''' Oh, come on! Everyone knows that's worse!
8-->-- ''Series/TheGoodPlace''
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10One character fails at something. Instead of being angry, another character is morose. They don't yell at the first character or ask them "WhatWereYouThinking" or anything dramatic like that. Instead, they calmly, sadly and often regretfully tell the other person that they've let them down. Someway, somehow, they've set the second character's hopes for them high and then failed to deliver. May be worded as "I'm disappointed in you," "You disappoint me," or at a stretch "I expected better/more of you." However it's worded, the issue isn't one of outrage or indignation -- merely that the speaker has been let down by the other and they feel like a fool for believing there would be any other outcome.
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12This usually has a greater effect on the person they are disappointed with. The recipient of this trope may be driven to a {{Heroic|BSOD}} or VillainousBSOD, in extreme cases to the declaration of "MyGodWhatHaveIDone". If they've become a bad person or are in the process of it, they may have a HeelRealization. Except in the case of an IgnoredEpiphany, this character will typically be driven to [[MustMakeAmends atone for their failure]]. Only very, very rarely do they cross the DespairEventHorizon and become DrivenToSuicide.
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14Compare WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife, where someone is moved to regret by the death of a particular person, and YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood, which may go hand in hand. This trope can typically get through to a KnightTemplar or WellIntentionedExtremist when [[WhatTheHellHero angry callings-out]] and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech indignant diatribes]] fail. Contrast SoProudOfYou.
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21* In ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' and [[Anime/BorutoNarutoTheMovie its movie]], Naruto expresses disappointment in his son, Boruto, after the latter gets caught using a scientific ninja tool during the Chuunin exam, which gets him disqualified from it.
22* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', despite Kaigaku treating him like dirt, Zenitsu always held a degree of respect towards him, noticing Kaigaku was driven to strengthen himself and reach the peak as the elder Thunder Breathing disciple, Zenitsu had honestly accepted Kaigaku would be the one to become the Thunder Hashira one day; which is why [[spoiler:Zenitsu is disappointed at the fact their master Jigoro committed seppuku in repentance for Kaigaku's betrayal of the Demon Slayer Corps by becoming a demon, thus before truly engaging in combat Zenitsu wanted answers, desperately asking why ”the rightful successor” led their own master to such shame, Kaigaku dismissing Zenitsu's questions with mockery drives him to completely give up on talking, proceeding to try and kill Kaigaku for good]].
23* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
24** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'': George tears into Jonathan after witnessing him assault Dio after he already withdrawn, [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter despite that Dio was clearly holding a knife in plain view]].
25** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'': Avdol's argument with Polnareff to talk him out of his RevengeBeforeReason ends with him saying that he expected better out of him. Unusually for this, it only makes Polnareff angrier, rather than ashamed. When Avdol returns to save Polnareff from Cameo, he remarks that Polnareff "hasn't matured a bit".
26* In ''Manga/KingdomHeartsII'', Sora scolds his friends for allowing themselves into being captured by a bunch of weak Heartless when the trio are captured and zapped into a computer world called Space Paranoids. This is different from the game, where he simply tells them to "show 'em who's boss".
27-->'''[[GoodIsNotNice Sora]]:''' Come on, guys! You let the Heartless get you?
28* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Aizawa gives his whole class one of these after [[spoiler:five students decided to disregard pretty much all rules and regulations to conduct an unsanctioned rescue operation, and nearly the entire rest of the class knew about it and didn't report it]]. He tells them that their actions meant that it will be a ''long'' time before they can earn his trust again.
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32* In ''ComicBook/TheAvengers: Rage of Ultron'', Hank Pym confronts his omnicidal robot son Ultron near the end. Ultron asks if Hank is going to stop claiming he loves Ultron as a son unconditionally and own his hatred. Hank denies hating Ultron and says that he's disappointed in him because he wants to hurt people.
33* In ''ComicBook/Eternals2021'', Thanos finally meets his great-uncle Uranos, who’s been imprisoned for hundreds of thousands of years. Uranos is perhaps the only relative who understands Thanos's genocidal career. However:
34-->'''Uranos:''' ''Ah'', Thanos. At last. I hoped to meet you. To look ''another'' disappointment in the eye. You killed '''''half''''' the universe, boy. Fifty percent? What a lack of commitment. ''Do'' something or ''don’t'' do it.
35* ''ComicBook/JewGangster'': With his final breath, Ruby's father expresses disappointment that his son became a gangster against his wishes.
36* In one issue of ''ComicBook/JLA1997'', ComicBook/{{Batman}} reacts this way when he finds out that ComicBook/PlasticMan had a son Luke whom he never met face-to-face. Batman claims that he had always thought Plastic Man would have been a decent dad and chews him out for not being there for his son. This leaves an impression on Plas -- in a later storyline, after a particularly traumatizing experience, he decides to stop being Plastic Man (to the point of ''forgetting that he ever was Plastic Man'') so that he can be a dad for Luke.
37* Subverted in ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'', during the parody of ''Series/SeventhHeaven''. Cleric Crammed-in says he's very disappointed in his son, Simple, when the boy's caught shoplifting, but retracts that when it's revealed that Simple was shoplifting "The Best of Eight is Enough," since his show can steal material from that.
38* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Morpheus creates the nightmare known as the Corinthian as a "black mirror" to reflect everything humans aren't prepared to acknowledge about themselves. Then Morpheus gets waylaid and captured by a cult for decades. After he escapes, he finds that the Corinthian has been at large in the human world for some time -- and is unimpressed that all he's done is inspire the modern SerialKiller.
39-->'''Morpheus:''' What have you wrought, Corinthian? NOTHING! Just something else for people to be scared of, that's all. You've told them that there are bad people out there. And they've known that all along.
40* An unintentional version serves as part of ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'''s backstory. While watching news about Spider-Woman's frivolous antics on television, Captain Stacy rants to his daughter about how deeply disappointed he is that someone with such abilities would selfishly use them for profit rather than to help others. His daughter Gwen, secretly being Spider-Woman, is visibly shaken and saddened by this, deciding to start off on the path to heroism that [[ILetGwenStacyDie Peter's death]] later cements.
41* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': This is how Superman views Lex Luthor. Since he's an AllLovingHero, Superman can't stay mad at him, but he will always be disappointed that Lex, with all his brilliance, wastes his talents on perpetuating a grudge instead of being the paragon Superman knows he could be.
42* ''ComicBook/Venom2021'': When a god-mode Carnage comes face-to-face with multiple versions of Eddie Brock, one leaps at him and declares himself Carnage's "Nietzsche", only he mispronounces it. Carnage effortless catches him and skewers him, but is more disappointed that ''those'' are Eddie's last words, since it's barely even a quip.
43-->'''Carnage:''' Dear God, Eddie. Dear ''me''.
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48* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/46463032/chapters/116987404 #8024]]'': After Nightwing and Red Robin's first attempt at interviewing Marinette goes horribly off the rails, Batman confronts them with footage of the whole confrontation, asking them to review it and detail just where they went wrong. He also states that he understands ''why'' they made the mistakes that they did, but stresses that he's disappointed in them both all the same.
49* In ''Fanfic/CardcaptorRad'', with Optimus being something of a TeamDad, both Hot Shot and Rad can attest they find when he's disappointed in them to be worse than if he got angry.
50* ''Fanfic/AHerosWrath'': After [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] Re-Destro, Deus lectures him about how disappointing he found the fight, comparing him unfavorably to [[WorthyOpponent Destro]].
51* In ''Fanfic/HuntersOfJustice'', Ruby expresses this sentiment to Weiss after learning the latter started a BarBrawl while they were in TheWildWest. Unusually, this is PlayedForLaughs, as Ruby had been prepared to give a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to her AlcoholicParent (well, uncle) Qrow and BoisterousBruiser sister Yang when she assumed that they started the brawl, and is absolutely incredulous that ''[[ProperLady Weiss]]'' [[NotSoAboveItAll was the one who started the fight]].
52* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'':
53** Miss April is deeply disappointed when she catches her student Sara snidely declaring that Chloe doesn't ''deserve'' to have anyone looking for her, and that she hopes she ''never'' comes back. This extends to the rest of the class for making Chloe so miserable in the first place, contributing to her disappearance.
54** Much later, after [[spoiler:the Unown incident]] and Chloe starting to have another one of her episodes, ''Lexi'' takes over for her to let [[spoiler:Parker]] know how she's disappointed that he decided to perform something so horrible in her name, and how he essentially sabotaged the confidence she needed to [[spoiler:face the Cage of Flauros.]]
55** Sometime after that, Chloe's mother, Talia, ''finally'' puts her foot down after being a passive woman the entire story, letting her daughter know that her constant back-and-forth NeverMyFault diatribes are not going to work anymore, and she either works on herself ''for real'', or she's not going to come home. No ifs or buts.
56* In ''Fanfic/ANewProblem'', Alfe imagines Horace saying "We're disappointed in you" and Roba corrects him saying they despise him.
57* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': During the journey in the Badlands in the remastered version, Kyril, irritated at the infighting of the GreatEscape group, tells Olga and Chloe, "I am most disappointed." Chloe attempts to talk back, only for Kyril to step into her personal space and give her a ReasonYouSuckSpeech on why he is disappointed.
58* At one point in Cleolinda's ''Fanfic/TheSecretLifeOfDolls'' series, Cleo disciplines Edward simply by telling him she's disappointed in him.
59* ''Fanfic/ShadowsOverMeridian'':
60** While Tynar does not outright say it, it's clear that he is disappointed in the Guardians' and Elyon's aggressive actions regarding Jade/Kage that [[CreateYourOwnVillain led to the latter becoming their enemy]].
61** When Idina Bexley learns that her daughter Vera has endangered herself and the other noble heirs of Castwell's Peak by recklessly [[spoiler:deserting Elyon's army to hunt down and kill Metalbeak]], she's clearly disappointed that contrary to what she believed while letting Vera participate in Snowpoint's siege, her daughter [[RevengeBeforeReason didn't have enough control over her vengeful desire]] to [[YouKilledMyFather avenge her grandfather's death at the hands of the Mogriffs]].
62* ''Fanfic/TemporalAnomaly'': While she doesn't say it out loud, One's tone of voice expresses this towards Three when it comes to her refusal to properly confront the citizens of Forest Country to give them closure. While she decides to leave Three be for now, she firmly lets her know that she cannot escape facing the consequences of her actions forever.
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64[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'']]
65* ''Fanfic/ATheoryOfButterfliesAndOtherInsects'': Sasha's shocked at how much it affects her when Hop Pop expresses his disappointment over her misbehavior, as well as how she's been a ToxicFriendInfluence on Sprig and Polly.
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67[[AC:''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'']]
68* ''Fanfic/ArrowRebirth'': After Emiko, Robert's illegitimate daughter, is publicly acknowledged as a member of the Queen family, Thea bitterly tells a reporter that Robert must have abandoned the Adachis because he was ashamed of them. Oliver angrily confronts Thea over this, revealing that Robert ''hadn't'' meant to abandon his secret family -- he'd indicated in his will that he wanted Kasumi and Emiko to be taken care of, only for his wife to ignore his wishes, telling the Adachis point-blank that she intended to ensure they spent the rest of their lives living in squalor. Oliver then tells Thea that her callous remark to the reporter proved just how much she has in common with Moria, and that he's ashamed of her cruelty.
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70[[AC:''VideoGame/AzurLane'']]
71* ''Fanfic/ChroniclesOfTheSirenWar'': After Brooklyn witnesses how Thorson treats Fredrick Miles, she remarks that racism in the Union must be quite severe for a man of Thorson's caliber to be so cruel to somebody simply because they happen to be black, suggesting that he should give Fredrick the same chance that he gave his kansen. Thorson is caught off-guard; unable to defend his actions, he begins treating Fredrick with far more respect.
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73[[AC:''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']]
74* Unohana does this in chapter 35 of ''Fanfic/UninvitedGuests'', when she uses her TeamMom status to guilt trip Soi Fon into surrendering her hold on Soul Society.
75-->With immeasurable sadness in her eyes, she said, "I just want you to know... I'm not angry, Soi Fon. I'm disappointed."\
76Soi Fon recoiled as if physically struck. "Wh-what... what was..." She muttered. What had just happened? Unohana had done nothing of note; she'd spoken a few words. They weren't even kido. And yet Soi Fon felt as though a spear of ice had been driven deep into her soul, a deep, crushing chill that permeated her entire being.\
77"I've done so much for you. I work tirelessly, day in and day out, to keep you and your little friends healthy and happy." Unohana said, still sadly. "I do this because I care, Soi, I really do. And to see you respond by treating me like this... it hurts."\
78Soi Fon fell to her knees. "S... stop it..." She muttered. "What are you... what are you doing to... to me..."\
79"Look me in the eyes when I talk to you, young lady." Unohana said firmly. "I want you to understand just how much your selfishness has hurt the people who care about you."\
80"Oh... oh God..." Soi Fon said weakly, tears in her eyes. What was going on? What was this woman doing to her? She hadn't been so much as scratched, but she felt so weak and terrible and... guilty.
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82[[AC:''Franchise/{{Buffyverse}}'']]
83* Xander indirectly tells Buffy how disappointed he is in ''[[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-8932-10/Psyckosama+Hunter.htm Hunter]]'' when after they both agree to share their dirty little secrets with the group (that Xander had Ethan Rayne mystically empower him and that Buffy has been hiding that Angel's back), he reveals his secret first and she refuses to say anything.
84-->'''Xander''': Well, I guess no one else has anything to say. I guess we can all go back to our so not normal lives.
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86[[AC:''Franchise/DanganRonpa'']]
87* ''Fanfic/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDenial'':
88** Gundam is deeply disappointed when he learns that Teruteru had ulterior motives for trying to help [[spoiler:Kazuichi]] out of their [[DumbStruck traumatized state]]; namely, that he wanted to get [[spoiler:the mechanic to fix something for him]].
89** Following the second trial, Byakuya calls Teruteru out for how he encouraged [[spoiler:Nagito to drink poison]].
90* ''Fanfic/OrDidItEatTheLittleGirl'': Before [[spoiler:Korekiyo]] is executed, Tenko attacks them in a fit of rage when they prove to be TheUnapologetic. Afterwards, she fears that the other students were disappointed by her lack of control. Kokichi using this incident to paint her as an untrustworthy, unhinged maniac certainly doesn't help matters.
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92[[AC:''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'']]
93* PlayedWith in ''Fanfic/LoverOfTheSacrificialBride'': While Karlheinz is disappointed that none of his sons and in-laws have treated Yui well enough for her to fall in love with one of them, this is entirely because of how invested he is in his Adam and Eve Project. Along similar lines, he becomes a ShipperWithAnAgenda when Tamotsu starts falling for Yui, wanting the boy to win her in order to teach the others a lesson about "the fragile human heart".
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96* ''Fanfic/WhatIfBulmaTrainedLikeGoku'': Guru doesn't approve of Nail's decision to fuse with Piccolo, believing it to be ATragedyOfImpulsiveness. This proves to be the elder's last words before passing away from his grief, leaving Piccolo deeply shaken.
97* In ''Fanfic/WhatIfKrillinBecameASaiyan'', Master Roshi scolds Krillin for wishing to become more like Goku, accusing him of not changing at all from the BrattyHalfPint who'd first come to him seeking a shortcut to success all those years ago. Ironically, Roshi himself was the one who suggested he make that wish in the first place, though he wasn't really paying attention to what his student was asking, too distracted by his '[[DirtyOldMan movies]]'.
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100* ''Fanfic/FateBlackDawn'': The key turning point in Morgan le Faye's relationship with Shirou is how he takes her to task for being [[AbusiveParents a terrible mother]] to her homunculus Mordred. "She deserves a decent mother. And you deserve to be a great one." While Morgan has had people hating her and her ambitions her entire life, she's never had anyone disappointed in her because they expected her to do better.
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103* ''Fanfic/AChanceForANewDawn'': After working through her IdentityAmnesia, Sothis is deeply disappointed by the actions of the church that purports to worship her. She's especially angry at [[spoiler:her daughter Rhea for being such an extremist]].
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106* In ''Fanfic/BoysUndSenshado'', Miho expresses the sentiment to Mako when a mistake by Mako as driver [[spoiler:results in Miho almost getting run over by their Panzer IV]].
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109* In ''Marisa 20: First Day of Spring'' by Professor Voodoo, the cyborg girls have to tell their handlers that they've been ticketed for speeding. Triela complains about getting Standardized Handler Speech #134: ''I'm not angry I'm just disappointed'' from Hilshire, whereupon the other girls groan in sympathy.
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111[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
112* ''Fanfic/PerfectlyNormal'': Aside from some of the residents of Slytherin, most of the people who learn about Harry's [[spoiler:truce with Voldemort]] react this way.
113* ''Fanfic/PrincessOfTheBlacks'': Lily ''attempts'' this with Jen, saying she's "better than this" when the latter admits that "if [she] can only stay afloat by pushing someone else under, then that's just the way it goes." Unfortunately for her, not only does Jen not care, Lily called her [[DoNotCallMePaul Jen]][[BerserkButton ny]].
114* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11639574/1/Sorting-Sideways Sorting Sideways]]'', Malfoy winds up in Hufflepuff. He's his usual bullying self, and at one point insults Harry and Hermione's parents particularly horribly. Professor Sprout overhears but doesn't punish him, she instead gives him a look of such profound disappointment that even Harry feels guilty. Malfoy doesn't insult anyone for three whole days as a result.
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116[[AC:''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'']]
117* ''Fanfic/{{Bound|HowToTrainYourDragon}}'': While trying to salvage his reputation, Hiccup goes behind Astrid's back to invent the Mangler. After its demonstration goes horribly wrong, he's able to tune out the familiar jeering and taunting of his peers... but the disappointed look Astrid gives him stings far worse.
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119[[AC:''VideoGame/KanColle'']]
120* ''Fanfic/AmbienceAFleetSymphony'': In chapter 105, [[spoiler:Murasame]] saying this to [[spoiler:Suzukaze]] is the cherry on top of the preceding EtTuBrute, the straw that breaks the camel's back and causes the latter to abandon the fleet.
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123* ''Fanfic/LosingHim'': After learning his daughter Rita and the rest of her family kicked Lincoln out of their house due to their belief that he was bad luck, Albert tells them all that he's deeply disappointed in them. However, he reassures them that this doesn't mean that he ''despises'' them; he's just upset at how they treated their son and brother.
124* ''Fanfic/{{Syngenesophobia}}'': Lynn Sr. and Rita both make clear to their daughters how disappointed they are at how they beat their brother so badly that he wound up hospitalized.
125** Lynn Sr. Loud angrily rips into his daughters, stressing that he and Rita had trusted them to handle themselves. Since they've shown that none of them can be trusted, given how rapidly things flew out of control, he declares that from now on, he and his wife will handle their disputes as ''they'' see fit. He also admits that he lost a lot of trust and respect for his daughters.
126** While her husband is discussing matters with Dr. Lopez, Rita asks how they handled the Sister Fight Protocol; while initially believing that the fight must have been over something serious, she's [[DisappointedByTheMotive disappointed to learn]] it all started over a dress. She's also angry to learn that the Sister Fight Protocol involved them taking over Lincoln's bedroom, stealing his bedsheets, and refusing to explain anything about the Protocol as it was 'a sister thing'. She explicitly calls out Lori and Leni for arguing over something so trivial, and informs Luna and Luan that she's disappointed at how they got dragged into the fight when it didn't concern them at all.
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129* ''Fanfic/AnAlternateKeitaroUrashima'':
130** Granny Hina tries guilt-tripping Keitaro into taking over the Inn by declaring how disappointed she is in the person he's becoming. This doesn't work, as he realizes that she's only 'disappointed' about not getting her way.
131** She attempts the same tactic on Keitaro's parents; they turn it around on her, expressing ''their'' disappointment at her {{manipulative|Bitch}} and [[ItsAllAboutMe self-serving]] tactics.
132* ''Fanfic/ForHisOwnSake'':
133** When she learns that Keitaro left the Inn, Hina plays this card on him, only to find that it doesn't work thanks to him [[GrewASpine growing a spine]] while she was off on her vacation.
134** Tsuruko feels this way towards Mokoto after learning how her sister secretly disapproves of her marriage; the rest of their family is similarly disenchanted with Makoto upon learning of her misbehavior.
135** Ida, Naru's school advisor, is deeply disappointed when Naru [[ATragedyOfImpulsiveness impulsively attacks a man for teasing his wife]]. Her disappointment only grows when Naru refuses to apologize, [[NeverMyFault blaming the victim instead]].
136** Marumi is bitterly disappointed at how Hina broke her promise to let ''her'' inherit the Inn, foisting the responsibility off onto Keitaro as part of her manipulations.
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138[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
139* ''[[Fanfic/TheLamentSeriesChaoticNeutral Chloe's Lament]]'': After sincerely believing that his ChildhoodFriend was simply misunderstood by her classmates and spending so much time defending her, Adrien is horrified to realize just how little regard she holds for others, to the point that she legitimately doesn't see anything wrong with the notion of {{Mind Control}}ling everyone to serve as her personal slaves. Chloé notices that he keeps giving her incredibly disappointed looks, but struggles to understand ''why'', even when he [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech spells it out for her]] and declares that [[PostSupportRegret he regrets everything he did to defend her from their classmates]].
140* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30374208 He Can Only Blame Himself]]'': After Adrien cheats on Marinette with Lila, Gabriel promptly fires hers from his company. Fortunately, Adrien's aunt Amelie promptly snaps her up to work for ''her'' as a costume designer for Graham Films. At a film premiere, a reporter asks Amelie if she'd like to say anything to her nephew, just in case he's watching:
141-->'''Amelie:''' ''(looking into the camera)'' There is only one thing I can think to say and it is something he deserves to hear. I'm very disappointed in you, young man.
142* ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'':
143** After his father is exposed as Hawkmoth, Adrien tries to argue for a lighter sentence, claiming that most of his terrorist acts 'don't count' because Ladybug used her [[WorldHealingWave Miraculous Cure]] to repair the damage. His bodyguard fixes him with a deeply disappointed stare upon hearing this.
144** Ladybug's disappointment in her after her stint as Miracle Queen proves to be the reality check Chloé needed to kickstart her CharacterDevelopment, as she [[HeelRealization finally realizes what a]] SpoiledBrat she was and starts making serious effort to change her ways.
145* ''Fanfic/KarmasABitch'': Marinette admits that she didn't tell Adrien about how Lila had threatened her because she assumed he'd pull this tactic on her, shaming her for ''daring'' to disagree about how to handle the BitchInSheepsClothing. Once he learns the truth, Adrien reassures her that he'd much rather know when she's hurting than have her pretending to be fine just to avoid an argument.
146* In ''Fanfic/LadyBugOut'', [[MisplacedKindergartenTeacher Ms. Bustier]] attempts to talk Marinette into deleting the titular blog behind Ladybug's back (unaware that she ''is'' Ladybug). When Marinette refuses and calls her out on her bully-coddling, Bustier attempts to shame her by saying this. It promptly blows up in her face as most of her class proceeds to back Marinette up, [[WhatTheHellHero calling her out]] for her underhanded tactics.
147* ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev'': After Chloé is publicly exposed and humiliated for attempting to [[StealingTheCredit steal one of Marinette's designs]], Adrien attempts to guilt-trip Marinette and Nino for being obviously happy at her suffering consequences for once by glaring and chiding them in this fashion. It doesn't work.
148* ''Fanfic/LongCon'':
149** Ms. Bustier ''loves'' to employ passive-aggressive tactics against her students, implying that she'll be ''deeply'' disappointed in them if they don't do what she wants. For instance, when Bustier asks Lila if she'll accept Marinette's apology, she uses a tone that Marinette recognizes as a warning, making clear that she fully expects Lila to accept... or else.
150** Max's mother expresses this after he reveals to her everything that's been happening at school. Including the napkin incident, as she scolds her son, saying that he should have been smart enough to realize that said napkin wasn't capable of inflicting an EyeScream on anyone.
151* ''[[Fanfic/MarinetteDupainChengsSpitePlaylist Marinette Dupain-Cheng's Spite Playlist: Remix]]'':
152** Marinette ''expects'' Adrien to pull this card after she transfers out of their school, since he'd told her to 'take the high road' and just ignore Lila's antics. Instead, Adrien apologizes to her, having realized that his advice wasn't the support she'd needed... or that he'd promised her.
153** Chloé pulls this when she tries to guilt-trip Marinette into helping her take down Lila, regaling her with all the ways the ManipulativeBitch is exploiting their classmates. When Marinette doesn't cave, Chloé sneers that she thought she'd care more about her friends.
154** Later, Adrien worries that Marinette will be disappointed if she learns that he's cooperating with Chloé to deal with Lila. This proves doubly ironic; not only is this part of his efforts to [[GrewASpine grow a spine]] and make up for his past mistakes, but he's unaware that [[spoiler:Marinette is cooperating with them as Ladybug]].
155* ''Fanfic/MiraculousLadybugSaltShots'':
156** ''Emotionless'' has Marinette publicly expose Lila as a BitchInSheepsClothing, then reject Alya's attempt to apologize; in the process, she reveals that she's long since fallen out of love with Adrien, having realized she was LovingAShadow the whole time. Adrien is left wondering why she doesn't like him anymore, even as he plans to lecture her about how ''deeply disappointed'' he is that she informed everyone of how Lila was decieving them.
157** In ''The "High Road" Doesn't Work on Everyone'', Adrien starts telling Marinette off for exposing Lila... in front of the whole class, who are dismayed to learn of his BetrayalByInaction.
158** ''Bitter Victory'' has Lila become the new class president, only to be caught off guard by how everyone expects her to do all the things ''Marinette'' used to do for them [[AllTakeAndNoGive without any support at all]], not even from [[AdultsAreUseless their teacher]]. The only thing Mme. Bustier does is scold Lila about how disappointed she is by her failures to step up and "set a good example".
159** In ''My Compensation'', Otis and Marlene are dismayed to learn how Alya has been [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity exploiting Marinette's giving nature]] by making her handle all of her babysitting duties while ''Alya'' pockets the money. Otis tells her outright how disappointed he is by the debt she's racked up at the Dupain-Cheng bakery by helping herself to "free pastries".
160* ''Fanfic/TheOneToMakeItStay'':
161** After Alya accidentally ditches her babysitting duties, her older sister Nora is utterly ''furious'' with her. By contrast, her mother is much quieter and calmer, explaining why she's disappointed not just by this incident, but by how [[SkewedPriorities skewed Alya's priorities]] have become in general. While Alya has been incredibly stubborn up to this point, rejecting the idea that [[NeverMyFault she could be responsible for any of her problems]], this marks a turning point, as she finds herself more frustrated by how she ''can't'' blame them for being upset.
162** Eventually, Alya admits to Ladybug that her fear of this was a major motivation behind how she was acting. In essence, she didn't want to admit her actions were wrong, or that [[spoiler:Lila wasn't who she believed her to be]], because acknowledging that would mean facing the idea that she'd disappointed everyone who trusted her. The irony of how this has only made matters worse [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone isn't lost on her]].
163* ''Fanfic/OfPatienceAndPettiness'':
164** Ladybug uses this on both Lila and Alya at the same time after the former is akumatized into Volpina again, chastising her for falsely claiming that they were friends and chiding the reporter for providing an easy platform for her lies by posting them on the Ladyblog.
165** Adrien ''attempts'' to guilt-trip Marinette and the rest of his classmates by expressing how deeply disappointed he is that she [[LiarRevealed exposed Lila's deception]] to everyone. This completely blows up in his face, as none of the others knew that he ''already knew'' about her true nature, and don't appreciate his high-handed moralizing.
166* ''Fanfic/SinsOfThePast'':
167** When Lila successfully makes it look like [[WoundedGazelleGambit Marinette assaulted her]], several of their classmates tell their former friend they're disappointed that she's sunk so low. One comments that "I thought you were supposed to be our 'Everyday Ladybug'?"
168** Adrien follows this up with an even ''nastier'' example. Marinette confides in him about how Lila threatened her, only for him to [[HolierThanThou lecture her]] about how disappointed he is that she's still trying to expose the liar, claiming that she's no better than a bully herself.
169** Both of Kamela's parents are deeply ashamed after learning about how she had an altercation with Amicia.
170* ''Fanfic/TalesOfKarmicLiesAftermath'': When Majestia learns how Alya conducted herself after Marinette was unmasked as Ladybug -- mainly by [[EntitledBastard acting entitled to exclusive interviews and other perks]] despite having [[FairWeatherFriend abandoned her for Lila]], then throwing a fit upon learning she'd been replaced and outing herself as Rena Rouge -- she doesn't [[WhatTheHellHero call her out]]. She simply expresses her disappointment, which proves to be enough to pierce through Alya's stubborn insistence that [[NeverMyFault she hadn't done anything wrong]] and [[JerkassRealization recognize her mistakes]].
171* ''Fanfic/TruthAndConsequences'': Tikki treats Marinette this way after the latter [[DealWithTheDevil makes a deal with Hawk Moth]] in a misguided attempt to protect Adrien.
172* ''Fanfic/{{The Wolves in the Woods|MiraculousLadybug}}'':
173** Ms. Bustier makes clear to Marinette that she's ''deeply'' disappointed by her decision to transfer to St. Catherine's in order to escape the bullying at Francoise Dupont, as she would prefer Marinette to remain there and continue trying to placate her classmates.
174** Adrien also tries guilt-tripping Marinette in the same fashion for ''daring'' to try and escape the abuse, declaring that she [[BlamingTheVictim brought it upon herself]] by [[CassandraTruth trying to expose Lila]].
175** After she hears Alya threatening Ben, Marlene tells her daughter that she's ashamed of her. She and her husband are even ''more'' disappointed later when they learn that Alya not only organized much of the bullying campaign against Marinette, but [[spoiler:knew all along that Lila was lying]].
176** Alix's father also tells her this after learning about [[BarbaricBully the way she was treating]] Marinette. While discussing the matter with him, Mireya notes that she uses this tactic on Amaia as well, and it's never failed her.
177* In [[https://nobodyfamousposts.tumblr.com/post/184218659010/i-think-the-worse-way-adrien-could-reject this what-if scenario]], Adrien rejects Marinette's AnguishedDeclarationOfLove because he doesn't like how she's continued trying to expose Lila's [[ManipulativeBitch true nature]] even after he told her that it ''didn't matter'' that she was tricking everyone else so long as the two of them knew the truth. He's especially disappointed that she defended her family's bakery from Lila's MaliciousSlander, insisting that she wasn't hurting anyone by insulting their livelihood and that standing up for them made ''Marinette'' a bully herself.
178** In [[https://nobodyfamousposts.tumblr.com/post/734443964533489664/what-if-adrien-rejection-in-felix-culpa this follow-up]], Felix forces Adrien to expose ''his'' true colors to his classmates by making him publicly choose which girl to side with, with Adrien's efforts to TakeAThirdOption only [[NotHelpingYourCase making matters worse]]. Afterwards, Felix gives him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech which {{Avert|edTrope}}s this sentiment:
179--->'''Adrien:''' I know I upset you--\
180'''Felix:''' Upset? No, Agreste. 'Upset' is nowhere near an adequate descriptor for what I feel for you right now. What I feel just by looking at you... Disgust, certainly. Anger, definitely. And I wish I could say I was disappointed, but that would require anything you did to actually come as a surprise to me. And you... Well, I had already known you were capable of such cowardice, but at least now everyone else knows it, as well.
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182[[AC:''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'']]
183* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39604527 Actions of a Hero]]'' [[PlayedForDrama plays this for Drama]] in its alternative take on Izuku and Katsuki's End of Term Exam. All Might condemns Izuku for "abandoning his teammate" in order to cross the gate and finish the exercise, ignoring how ''Katsuki'' had not only been refusing to work with Izuku, but actively beating the crap out of him. Aizawa also acts disappointed in Izuku's decision, emphasizing how he only ''technically'' passed the exercise. Learning about this spurs Inko to confront Principal Nedzu and Aizawa in a meeting, calling U.A. on its blatant {{Double Standard}}s and [[BlamingTheVictim blaming her son]] for Katsuki's cruelty.
184* ''Fanfic/{{Adalheidis}}'': Both All Might and Gran Torino are deeply disappointed upon realizing that Sir Nighteye is a selfish and hypocritical ControlFreak who's been trying to manipulate Toshinori into letting ''Nighteye'' decide how the legacy of One For All is handled.
185* ''Fanfic/{{Apotheosis|MHA}}'': After his classmates at 1-A learn about Katsuki's past as a BarbaricBully, as well as the role he played in [[FromNobodyToNightmare driving Midoriya to villainy]], they all stop associating with him. Kirishima, his OnlyFriend, breaks off their bond while telling him just how deeply disappointed he is.
186* In ''Fanfic/BuildYourselfUpDontLetThemBreakYouDown'', Endeavor privately notes to himself that the principal at Shoto's school is surprisingly good at delivering the "I'm not mad, just disappointed" look -- much more effective than Endeavor's own ''father'' was at it.
187* ''Fanfic/DekuIThinkHesSomePro'': Sir Nighteye confronts Toshinori after the USJ Incident, declaring that he's disappointed by how he's been treating Izuku. He's even more DisappointedByTheMotive; Toshinori [[SayingTooMuch accidentally admits]] that he's against Izuku becoming a Quirkless Pro Hero because ''he'' couldn't manage it himself.
188* ''Fanfic/DekuInClass1B'':
189** After Katsuki's parents finally learn about his history of {{Barbaric Bully}}ing, Masaru calls his son out on [[NeverMyFault refusing to admit his faults]], declaring how disappointed he is... and that he blames himself for having so much faith in his son's ability to be a good person. Hearing this shocks Katsuki into silence.
190** Tenya becomes an AdaptationalJerkass, blaming Izuku and Kamikiri for "getting in [his] way" during his attempt to [[spoiler:kill Stain]] and lashing out at his partner Reiko during their final practical exam. His older brother Tensei lets him know how unhappy he is about his recent behavior.
191* ''Fanfic/AHeroRises'': PlayedForLaughs when Izuku and his polycule run into Shigaraki and the League during a date. Izuku scolds Shigaraki for breaking Moonfish out of prison, acting like the villain's disappointed older brother, while both the League and Izuku's girlfriends are left wondering just what kind of conversation they're watching here.
192* ''Fanfic/MidoriyaPlusThreeSixtyFive'': Aizawa gives [[spoiler:Oto Kenji]] a deeply disappointed look after they decide to transfer out of the Hero Course, believing that they're wasting their potential.
193* ''Fanfic/{{Nemesis|MHA}}'': Implied with Ejirou; while he doesn't confront and call out Katsuki directly, the look he gives him after learning about his past as a BarbaricBully speaks ''volumes''.
194* ''Fanfic/{{Think Before You Speak|MHA}}'': Tensei [[SayingTooMuch says too much]] during an interview, blaming one of Tenya's classmates for getting his brother injured during a training exercise. Both his parents and Tenya are ''deeply'' disappointed in him for this; his mother reads him the riot act for not watching his words, while Tenya gives him the silent treatment.
195* ''Fanfic/TowardABrightFuture'': After Mineta pulls his usual perverted antics at the Summer Camp, Y/N sits him down and gives him the full-fledged "disappointed teacher" talk. When this finally seems to help him recognize how unacceptable his behavior is, Y/N wonders if she should have had this discussion with him sooner, rather than simply shutting him down each time.
196* ''Fanfic/Type2Hero'': After learning about how he treated Izuku, Melissa stops referring to Toshinori as her uncle, referring to him solely by his hero name. While All Might was already going through his HeelRealization, her disapproval and rejection still hits him hard.
197* ''Fanfic/YesterdayUponTheStair'':
198** PlayedWith during the End of Term Exam. Izuku {{invoke|dTrope}}s and ''[[ExploitedTrope weaponizes]]'' this in order to pass the exam; when All Might confronts him afterwards and starts to lecture him, Izuku throws him off balance by declaring he needed to do something All Might wouldn't anticipate in order to win. All Might is so unsettled by his ArmorPiercingResponse that he starts to realize that something is seriously wrong.
199--->'''All Might:''' ''(coldly)'' Midoriya... ''(pauses as he takes in his bloodied, battered state, then continues)'' My boy, it seems you've missed the point of this test.\
200'''Izuku:''' You're disappointed in me. Good.\
201'''All Might:''' Good?\
202'''Izuku:''' Means it worked, didn't it? I can't beat you. Not without help, and--and Bakugou wouldn't help. So I knew I'd have to trick you instead. Or at least I'd have to surprise you. I'd have to do something you wouldn't expect. And you'd never expect me to do anything to disappoint you, right?
203** When Toshinori learns that Sir Nighteye has been treating Izuku coldly and callously during his apprenticeship with him, he reacts with disappointment rather than outrage. Nighteye muses that he finds the former much, much worse.
204
205[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
206* Both Twilight Velvet and Night Light scold Shining Armor for how he treated his sister in ''Fanfic/ACanterlotWeddingAftermath''.
207* ''Fanfic/{{Bitterness}}'':
208** When Spike protests that he didn't defend Twilight because of how everyone else was dogpiling her, Twilight gives him a disappointed look and declares he should "think for [himself] next time."
209** Cadence tells Celestia that she doesn't ''resent'' everyone the same way Twilight does, but is disappointed in them all.
210** Twilight and Shining Armor's parents are similarly disappointed in their son after finding out what happened at the rehearsal.
211* ''Fanfic/TheNegotiationsVerse'': In ''Regeneration'', all of the Element Bearers are [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]] to see the massive devastation called by the Harmony Cannon. When Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash all refuse to power it up again, Agent Sweetie Drops declares that she's disappointed in them all.
212* ''Fanfic/SophisticationAndBetrayal'': When the protagonist admits to Rarity that [[spoiler:he doesn't love Fluttershy in the same way]], Rarity puts a slight twist on this; rather than expressing disappointment towards them, she admits how much she dislikes feeling disappointed ''in general''.
213* Twilight expresses her extreme disappointment over TD and Celestia's animalistic behavior in ''[[Fanfic/TheNonBronyverse TD the Alicorn Princess]]'', which hits both quite hard. Celestia is also shown to be disappointed in herself.
214
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216* ''Fanfic/ACaseStudyInTheSturdinessOfTheRookie9'':
217** While Chouji already feels guilty for how he, Sakura and Shino chose to tackle the Forest of Death, he feels even worse about it when Shikamaru calmly admits that after that incident, he doesn't want to work with him on missions anymore, feeling he wouldn't be able to trust him.
218** When Inoichi finally learns how Ino was misusing their clan's bloodline techniques to terrorize her teammates, he [[ItsAllMyFault blames himself]] for not teaching her better, lamenting that all his efforts to impress upon her how dangerous their abilities were ultimately amounted to nothing. Hearing him blame himself just makes her feel worse.
219* After Yuugao almost kills Suzume for poisoning Naruto in ''Fanfic/{{Eroninja}}'', Naruto tells her he's disappointed in her, which Suzume notes nearly drives the Anbu captain to tears.
220* [[ItMakesSenseInContext After twelve years of inhabiting his son's body]] in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5571816/26/Win-Some-Lose-Some The Fire Quenched]]'', Kakashi notes that Minato doesn't seem so much angry with the village as deeply disappointed for how they treated "Naruto".
221* ''Fanfic/TheKakashiWay'': When Hiruzen reveals the AwfulTruth behind the Uchiha Massacre to him, Kakashi swiftly pieces together that Hiruzen chose not to act against the one ''truly'' responsible for the clan being all but wiped out. He proceeds to stare at the Sandaime in silent horror and mounting disgust, his former regard for the man firmly shattered.
222* ''Fanfic/PrincessOfKonoha'': While sparring with Hinata, Naruto is disappointed by how much she holds back, wondering if this means they were never even friends in the first place -- for why else would she disrespect him so much by not fighting at her fullest?
223* ''Fanfic/{{sunflower|Naruto}}'': During a squabble, Itachi refers to Mangusu by her real name. Inu then berates him for doing so while she's wearing her ANBU mask, stating that he should know better. (Though it doesn't help that Itachi's code name is the same as ''his'' real name...)
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226* ''Fanfic/TimeToDisinfect'': When scolding Mari in private, her mother caps it off by proclaiming how disappointed she is. This is the line that hits Mari the hardest, with her mentally comparing it to being stabbed in the stomach with an icicle, and she spends the rest of the night obsessing over the word.
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229* ''Fanfic/{{Crossed Lines|OnePiece}}'': After beating Buggy, Luffy and Nami both express their disappointment at how comically weak he turned out to be despite being a former member of the Roger Pirates.
230* ''Specks of Seafoam'' includes the one-shot ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5035240/34/Specks-of-Seafoam Advantages]]'', where Nami talks Sanji into retrieving a treasure from an underwater tunnel. This almost gets Sanji killed. The rest of the crew, especially Zoro, [[WhatTheHellHero are aghast by Nami's actions]]; however, hearing Luffy himself tell her point-blank how disappointed he is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone makes the guilt fully hit home]].
231-->'''Luffy:''' Nami. I'm disappointed in you.\
232And in that moment, Nami felt like the world had ended.
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234[[AC:''Franchise/{{Persona}}'']]
235* In ''Fanfic/{{Continuance}}'', Souji Seta convinces his father, Yuuma to let him visit [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Inaba]] for Golden Week, under the pretext of gathering business information. Yuuma, upon seeing Souji's portfolio, says this is "far beneath what (he) expect(s) of" his son. Souji, unfazed, snarkily replies that Yuuma's been saying that ever since Souji was thirteen.
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238* In ''Fanfic/PatronOfTheArtOfWar'', Sabine thinks that the Ghost Crew would be disappointed by her giving in to any of Thrawn's demands.
239* ''Fanfic/AWoundInTime'': After stopping Sidious' scheme to send the Jedi Council after him, Plagueis declares this, claiming that the two of them could have ruled the Galaxy ''together'' if the other hadn't attempted to stab him in the back. The two then insult and belittle each other before formally becoming enemies.
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241[[AC:''Franchise/{{Tron}}'']]
242* The PatchworkFic ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1249882 Up And Apart]]'' has Jet Bradley [[LampshadeHanging hanging a lampshade]] on this trope.
243-->He has the mental image of his father staring at him over his spectacles, and the words ''"Jethro Eugene Bradley, I'm very disappointed..."'' When it comes to his dad, "disappointed" covers a lot of things other people use four-letter bombs to express.
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246[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
247* ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'': After Kenai kills the bear ([[spoiler:AKA Koda's mother]]) out of anger for supposedly causing Sitka's death, the spirits his people worship turn him into a bear as a punishment. During the transformation scene, Sitka's spirit appears to Kenai and gives him a sorrowful look, not happy at all that his youngest brother had needlessly killed the bear.
248* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'': The Queen is the first to admonish Flik for deceiving the colony about the circus bugs' identity, and for not disclosing that the makeshift bird was his idea.
249-->"I ''never'' thought I'd see the day when an ant would put himself before the rest of his colony."
250* Towards the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheChipmunkAdventure'', Miss Miller delivers this to Theodore once she finds out about Alvin's ruse to go on a world quest.
251-->'''Miss Miller:''' (crying) I can understand this deception from Alvin, but not you, Theodore.\
252'''Theodore:''' (tearing up) I'm sorry, Miss Miller.
253* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}:''
254-->'''Mufasa:''' Simba, I'm very disappointed in you.\
255'''Simba:''' I know.\
256'''Mufasa:''' You could have been killed! You deliberately disobeyed me! And what's worse, you put Nala in danger!
257** And again later in the film:
258--->'''Nala:''' You're not the Simba I remember.\
259'''Simba:''' [[ThatManIsDead You're right, I'm not.]] Now are you satisfied?\
260'''Nala:''' No. Just disappointed.\
261'''Simba:''' You know, you're starting to sound like my father.\
262'''Nala:''' [[ArmorPiercingResponse Good! At least one of us does.]]\
263'''Simba:''' Listen! You think you can just show up and tell me how to live my life? You don't even know what I've been through!\
264'''Nala''': I would if you'd just tell me!\
265'''Simba''': FORGET IT!\
266'''Nala''': FINE!
267* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' doesn't show this part in the movie, but a recording of James Earl Jones voicing Mufasa hints at a scene of Mufasa calling Simba out for unfairly banishing Kovu, which had led to Kiara telling him "You will ''never'' be Mufasa!".
268-->'''Mufasa:''' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero You have let your family break apart]], and in doing so, you have broken the Circle of Life.
269* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'': Queen Tuya sorrowfully turns away from her adopted son Moses in shame after he humiliates a slave girl at the royal banquet. Given how she was ashamed of her son for humiliating what other Egyptians would consider a lowly life form, it is clear that she was one of Moses' major moral compasses in his early life.
270* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed''. When Ming finally finds out that Mei has been hustling her panda form, it's right after Mei has just [[spoiler:lost her temper and physically attacked Tyler after he finally insulted her family one time too many]]. Ming shows up at Tyler's party, shocked at Mei's behavior, and Mei visibly cringes, preparing to be scolded. [[spoiler:But Ming ''doesn't'' scold her daughter, she just walks past Mei without a word; she instead scolds Mei's ''friends'', believing that Mei is only "hustling the panda" because her friends manipulated her into doing so.]]
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274* ''Film/BlackRain''. After his partner is murdered the protagonist, an NYPD detective, admits to a Japanese detective that he stole money from drug dealers.
275-->'''Masashiro:''' Did Charlie [his dead partner] know this?\
276'''Nick:''' No.\
277'''Masashiro:''' ''(quietly)'' You shame him. And me. And yourself.\
278'''Nick:''' ''(long pause)'' I know.
279* In the {{mockumentary}} ''Film/TheCompleatAl'', every time Al's parents appear, they start off complimenting him and his life... before shortly veering into disappointment at his present state.
280* ''Film/{{Gettysburg}}''. General Lee's mild-mannered rebuke of his cavalry commander Jeb Stuart cows the flamboyant general so much he tries to resign on the spot.
281* In ''Film/{{Inception}}'', the last thing the dying CorruptCorporateExecutive Maurice Fischer says to his son Robert is simply "Disappointed." Robert, a WellDoneSonGuy and the inheritor of his company, naturally assumes this trope, until Cobb and his CaperCrew, as part of a scheme to get him to sell off said company, implant a false memory in his mind where Maurice elaborates:
282-->'''Fischer, Jr.''': I know. You're disappointed that I didn't turn out to be like you.\
283'''Fischer, Sr.''': No. No, [[RapidFireNo nonono]]. I was disappointed... that you ''[[EvilParentsWantGoodKids tried]]''.
284* Steve-O lampshades this in the first ''Series/{{Jackass}}'' movie just before a stunt when he remarks that when parents say "I'm not angry, just disappointed", it hurts so much more.
285* ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'':
286** Arthur tells [[spoiler:Charlie]] this once he fails his SecretTestOfCharacter. Especially noteworthy as [[spoiler:Charlie]] was the only remaining candidate who fit his vision of what a Kingsman agent should be.
287** When Eggsy [[spoiler:fails his last SecretTestOfCharacter by refusing to shoot the dog he adopted, Harry sees it as Eggsy throwing away everything he'd been working towards over something trivial -- even worse because, turns out, the gun was loaded with blanks]]. This is particularly sad because [[spoiler:it's the last exchange he and Eggsy have before Harry's death]].
288* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': Quiet expression of disappointment by those Loki cares about has more effect on him than any amount of angry shouting ever would. In ''Film/{{Thor}}'', when Odin condemns his actions with a LittleNo, he lets go of Odin's spear Gungnir and his former life, apparently committing suicide by [[DisneyVillainDeath letting himself fall to his death]], but [[BungledSuicide survives]] and then is JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', when Thor calmly admits that he once thought the world of Loki but has given up on him because Loki refuses to change, Loki [[spoiler:makes a HeelFaceTurn]].
289* A subplot of ''Film/NuttyProfessorIITheKlumps'' has Sherman's dad taking Sherman's youth formula to be younger and skinner. When he tries to get his wife to take it, she's angry because she thinks it means that he's grown tired of her. After [[ExiledToTheCouch exiling him to the couch]], she says that she's disappointed in him.
290* ''Film/RoboCop1987'', following a disastrous test run of [[KillerRobot ED-209]] leaving an OCP executive riddled with bullets.
291-->'''OCP Chairman:''' Dick, I'm ''very'' disappointed.
292* ''Film/Spawn1997'': Wynn calls him a disappointment for having a conscience as a professional killer.
293* In ''Film/StandClearOfTheClosingDoors'', Carla blows off her responsibility to walk her autistic brother home from school. When he goes missing, their mother blames her and says, "I can't even look at you."
294* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''
295** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'': Xavier is disgruntled by Pyro's mischief at the museum.
296--->'''Professor X:''' The next time you feel like showing off, ''don't''.
297** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'':
298*** Xavier is upset when the mutant teens are behaving like party animals, and he rebukes them with a frown.
299---->'''Xavier:''' I expect more from you.
300*** After Havok insults Hank by calling him "Bozo," Charles' terse delivery of "Thank you, Alex" is his very polite way of saying, "Shut up."
301** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'':
302*** Magneto believes that Mystique has grown soft when he sternly asks her, "What's happened to you? Did you lose your way while I was gone?"
303*** It's subtle, but there is resentment in Charles' voice when he says, "Goodbye, Erik."
304** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'':
305*** Xavier isn't at all pleased that Magneto has reverted back to his violent ways.
306---->'''Professor X:''' You're going to take part in all this killing? Destruction?
307*** Archangel receives this [[spoiler:posthumously]] when Apocalypse disparages him as "''Useless''."
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310[[folder:Gamebooks]]
311* One ''[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Narnia]]'' {{Gamebook}} uses this. Aslan sends the PlayerCharacter to investigate an island where ''some'' of the water can turn everything it touches to gold, which is otherwise indistingishable from all the other water there. If the hero decides to join a gang exploiting the water to get rich quick, Aslan appears, tells them how disappointed he is, and sends them back home, along with their ill-gotten wealth. The hero's deeply upset, realizing too late the folly of their greed, and it's implied they'll never get a chance to atone or return to Narnia.
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314[[folder:Literature]]
315* ''Literature/AbsolutelyTruly'': Truly's mother says she's disappointed in her when she sees Truly's report card and discovers she failed math.[[note]]Truly was so bummed about what happened to her dad, and the decision to move to Pumpkin Falls, that she couldn't concentrate.[[/note]]
316* In ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', the punishment for Corelle's irresponsible behaviour is very calmly delivered. The Whistlers don't yell at kids or beat them ... they just strip Corelle of all possessions she doesn't need to survive. As they're not that rich, and are a large family, Corelle doesn't have much to begin with, but it's still a harsh punishment.
317* ''Literature/DarkShores'': Killian's father High Lord Calorian, when he hears about his son's failure to hold the wall.
318-->'''High Lord Calorian''': You were meant to be my greatest achievement. Instead, you've been my greatest disappointment.
319* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' TieInNovel ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'', Prince Hans' father tells him that he should be more like his brothers and warns him "Don't disappoint me - again."
320* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', this is a recurring theme in Harry's interactions with his role models.
321** In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'', Dumbledore calmly expresses his disappointment with Harry and Ron for flying the Ford Anglia to Hogwarts -- Harry would rather he had shouted.
322** In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'', Lupin is quietly disappointed in Harry over the fact that he sneaked out of Hogwards and didn't hand in the Marauder's Map, "leaving [him] feeling worse than he had at any point in Snape's office."
323** In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', when Harry disappoints Dumbledore by not making much of an effort to get a memory from Slughorn, he again would have preferred him to yell; "this cold disappointment was worse than anything."
324* One of the quotes on the Quotes page comes from one of Jeremy Clarkson's car review collections, while discussing the Mazda3.
325* In ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'', Vin initially refuses to help Kelsier rescue a group of prisoners on their way to be executed, on the grounds that said prisoners are heavily guarded and the odds are strongly against them. The [[HotBlooded usually very passionate]] Kelsier simply [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness tells Vin that she has never really understood what he's trying to accomplish]], and she still has a lot to learn about friendship.
326* ''Literature/{{Presidential}}'': Emily tells Connie this after learning that she gave up on passing universal healthcare in order to focus on pushing a ban on automatic weapons. Emily is convinced that Connie could get ''both'' measures passed, rather than having to pick and choose her battles, but won't spend the political capital.
327* This is how Joe's cultist parents react to his betrayal in ''Literature/TheTenetsOfFutilism''. Rather than punishing him directly, they "teach him a lesso" by [[TargetedToHurtTheHero hurting the woman he loves]] in the hope of molding him into the son they want. It doesn't work.
328* In ''Literature/TomSawyer'', there is a passage where Aunt Polly starts crying and berating Tom. He thinks that for a moment, he hoped she'd just beat him.
329* This is very much Granny Helga's reaction to Jan's panicked actions in ''Literature/{{Unique}}''. It takes a heartfelt appeal from Charles to convince her to stop her quiet yet seething rant at him in favor of further training to prevent a repeat.
330* ''Literature/WelcomeToWonderland'': Gloria tells P.T. she's disappointed in him in "Beach Battle Blowout" because he made Dill [[ThrowingTheFight intentionally lose a Frolf game]] against Geoffrey, just because Geoffrey's a son of one of the judges.
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333[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
334* Parodied on ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'' when Tommy has to pretend to be a juvenile delinquent to keep up the {{Masquerade}}:
335-->'''Tommy:''' Why me?\
336'''Sally:''' Well, you're a minor. They'll go easy on you. Besides, we all have to make some sacrifices around here.\
337'''Tommy:''' Okay, what sacrifice are you making?\
338'''Sally:''' The shame of having a juvenile delinquent for a nephew, okay? ''(leaves)''\
339'''Harry:''' [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} I'm not angry, Tommy, I'm just disappointed]].
340* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In Season 6, John Diggle [[LegacyCharacter takes up the Green Arrow identity]] so Oliver Queen can concentrate on his family and being the Mayor of Star City. However he failed to mention he was suffering major nerve damage that prevented him aiming a weapon, and which he coped with using illegal drugs bought from [[BigBad Ricardo Diaz]]. Given that Diggle has always been well regarded for being the most moral member of Team Arrow, no-one is happy when they discover he has feet of clay.
341-->'''Oliver:''' I've been mad at you before, John. This is the first time I've been... disappointed.
342* Garibaldi and Sheridan in the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS05E19TheWheelOfFire The Wheel of Fire]]":
343-->'''Sheridan:''' I'm not angry with you. Not now. I was. .. But Delenn has a .. way of looking at things.. No. No, I'm not angry with you. But I am very disappointed, Michael.\
344'''Garibaldi:''' I'd rather have you yelling at me or angry. Anything but disappointed. I know I failed...\
345'''Sheridan:''' I didn't say I was disappointed in you because of your failure. I'm disappointed because I didn't pick up on this earlier. Disappointed because you felt that you couldn't come to me about this on your own.
346* In ''Series/BlackIsh'' after deliberating over whether or not to spank Jack, Andre instead decides to talk to him. When he says the line, Jack is devastated. Even Pops, the guy encouraging Andre to spank Jack thought he went too far.
347-->'''Pops:''' I told you to spank him, not crush his spirit.
348* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
349** Discussed and subverted in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E6AllTheWay All the Way]]":
350--->'''Giles:''' We need to have a conversation. \
351'''Dawn:''' This the part where you tell me you're "not angry, just disappointed"?\
352'''Giles:''' Pretty much. Except for the bit about not being angry.
353** And averted by Giles in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E14Innocence Innocence]]", after Buffy's decision to sleep with Angel releases the evil Angelus, who Buffy (at that point in time) is unable to bring herself to kill.
354--->'''Buffy:''' You must be so disappointed in me.\
355'''Giles:''' No. ''(Buffy looks bewildered at him)'' No, no, I'm not.\
356'''Buffy:''' [[ItsAllMyFault But this is all my fault]].\
357'''Giles:''' No. I don't believe it is. Do you want me to wag my finger at you and tell you that you acted rashly? You did. A-and I can. I know that you loved him. And... he... has proven more than once that he loved you. You couldn't have known what would happen. The coming months are gonna, are gonna be hard... I, I suspect on all of us, but... if it's guilt you're looking for, Buffy, I'm not your man. All you will get from me is my support. And my respect.
358* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In "Comparative Religion", Shirley, as the [[TeamMom group mother-figure]], tries to guilt Jeff out of fighting a bully on (or near) Christmas.
359-->'''Jeff:''' Oh, come on, Shirley, don't be mad!\
360'''Shirley:''' I'm not mad, I'm disappointed.\
361'''Jeff:''' That's mom for "mad"!
362* In ''Series/TheCrown2016'', the recently-crowned Elizabeth II learns that Winston Churchill has kept secret the fact he's had two strokes. On the advice of her private professor, she takes this tone with him whilst reminding him that the monarch must be able to ''trust'' Parliament for constitutional law to function properly. Any Englishman of a certain age and social class, it seems, is vulnerable to a stern telling-off from Nanny.
363* ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Hawkins Fuller is ashamed at his son Jackson for stealing a gold pocket watch.
364-->'''Hawk''': You've really disappointed me, Jackson.\
365'''Jackson''': What else is new?
366* In the (first) finale of ''Series/FoylesWar'', Andrew Foyle comes back to Hastings, having broken up with the girl at his base and eager to get back together with Sam, whom he'd dumped via letter. When he talks about wanting to look Sam up again, Foyle pauses, and simply says "you were unkind to her."
367* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': Jazz is normally considered a nuisance, and usually thrown out of the house when he gets too annoying. But one episode, he ends up damaging Uncle Phil's campaign by putting his name on Will's tickets. Will is so hurt that he doesn't throw Jazz out of the house, telling him he is not worth it.
368* ''Series/GoOn'':
369-->'''Ryan:''' You know, this would be better if you just yelled at me.\
370'''Joyce:''' That's why I'm not yelling.\
371''(later)''\
372'''Ryan:''' [[SubvertedTrope I was wrong. It was better when you weren't yelling.]]
373* ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'': In "[[Recap/HouseOfTheDragonS1E8TheLordOfTheTides The Lord of the Tides]]", when Alicent learns that Aegon raped a servant girl and he shows no remorse for it, with it being implied that this isn't the first time it's happened, she slaps him and says that [[IHaveNoSon he's no son of hers]].
374* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'':
375** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E6LikeAngelsPutInHellByGod Like Angels Put in Hell by God]]": During their second chess match, Lestat de Lioncourt (who taught Claudia how to play the game) is unimpressed by the strategy she has employed.
376--->'''Lestat''': The Dutch Defense. Stonewalling again. You've become quite predictable, my sister, disappointment.
377** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill The Thing Lay Still]]": Louis de Pointe du Lac is Lestat's protégé in vampirism, and the latter is exasperated by his fledgling's refusal to embrace his vampire nature, which includes not consuming a sufficient amount of human blood as part of his daily diet.
378--->''(Lestat is about to refill Louis' empty wine glass with human blood from a decanter)''\
379'''Louis''': I've had my fill.\
380'''Lestat''': ''(scoffs)'' Louis has never honored the blood as he should. ''(tersely)'' [[SarcasmMode Blame the teacher, not the student.]]
381* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/LivAndMaddie''. After Maddie loses Liv's bracelet, Liv tells her she's not mad, just disappointed. Maddie tells the audience "The Disappointment card? That's not fair!". The mother, Karen, in her own fourth-wall-break says: "Liv played the disappointment card without my permission? I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed..."
382* In ''Series/TheMagicians2016'', when [[spoiler:Persephone]] saves her son's life, in spite of the many gruesome murders and other crimes he has committed against her followers, she slaps him across the face and tells him she's disappointed in him.
383* ''Series/MohawkGirls'': Sose, Bailey's father, accepts Anna fully when many other full-blooded Mohawks reject her due to [[HalfBreedDiscrimination being half white]] and thus cannot become a band citizen. He therefore chews her out when Anna joins a protest against a white woman there on the reserve with a Mohawk husband (which she'd done largely to fit in), noting they have a son, asking her how she's different from that boy.
384* In an early episode of ''Series/NightCourt'', when Harry's past as a juvenile delinquent surfaces, he decides to tell about what had happened. He took a car for a joyride only to crash into a liquor store. He notes the two nights in jail and a couple of weeks in reformatory were nothing compared to his trial, where his father just sat there staring at him, and after it was all over, all he could say was, "You disappointed me, Harold." It haunted Harry ever since, especially since his father died before he could see him turn his life around.
385* In an episode of ''Series/PunkyBrewster'', Punky and Alan are discussing the possible fallout of not doing well on a school test; Alan considers a spanking the worst thing his parents could do, but Punky says Henry's method is much more effective: he just looks at her and says, "''Punky... I'm very disappointed in you.''" Just from her delivery, Alan agrees this is much worse.
386** Sure enough, after Punky confesses to cheating on that same test, Henry delivers the line. Punky bows her head and mimes stabbing herself in the heart.
387* ''Series/TheQueensGambit'': When Beth shows up late and hungover to a tournament and plays ''extremely'' poorly, especially compared to her [[TheDreaded usual standards]], her opponent Borgov fixes her with a stony, disappointed stare. He doesn't say a word, but it's clear he honestly expected much better of her, since he considers her to be his WorthyOpponent.
388* In the ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' episode "[[Recap/SherlockS02E03TheReichenbachFall The Reichenbach Fall]]", Moriarty reacts with a mixture a disappointment and anger when Sherlock reveals he [[IdiotBall bought into his BS]] about a computer program that could break into any computer in the world.
389* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
390** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': After Jadzia Dax goes on an unauthorized mission with the elderly Klingons Kor, Kang, and Koloth to kill the Albino in the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E19BloodOath Blood Oath]]", Dax returns to the station to find Kira and Sisko looking at her with disappointment clearly visible on their faces.
391** ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Captain Janeway can fall into this trope if one of the crew screws up badly enough. The downside to being TeamMom is that when your crew-slash-surrogate-family lets you down, it hits ''hard''.
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394[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
395* The 2010 Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} SeasonFinale ''Reality Is Relative'', December 12, 2010, was not a good night for Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes.[[note]]Tim Donst defeated Jimmy Equinox Olsen in their only win of the night.[[/note]] Wrestling/TheOsirianPortal (Amasis/Ophidian/Jonathan Gresham) defeated [[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]][=/=]Lince Dorado[=/=]Wrestling/PinkieSanchez. Wrestling/EddieKingston defeated Wrestling/{{Tursas}}. [[Wrestling/TheColonyWrestling The Colony (Fire Ant and Soldier Ant)]] defeated Wrestling/SaraDelRey and Wrestling/DaizeeHaze.[[note]]Who suffered a broken nose due to an error by Soldier.[[/note]] Before the match where Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/{{Jigsaw|Wrestling}} defeated Ares and Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/chikara/chikara-t.html CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas (tag team titles)]], Claudio was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvjDWW5g9U shown backstage]] tearing into Pinkie, Lince, Tursas and Sara, even saying, "You have no idea how disappointed I am in you right now."
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397
398[[folder:Roleplay]]
399* In ''Roleplay/InkCity'', [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yosuke]] repeatedly ignores Souji's wishes to lay low and not draw undue attention to themselves, including signing both of them up as the headliner of a 'Butler Fight'. When he plasters posters with their images and names across the City in order to promote the fight, Souji responds this way.
400[[/folder]]
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402[[folder:Theatre]]
403* In the musical ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', Alexander tries to head off a national scandal when he is accused, as an immigrant, of embezzling National funds to pay off a blackmailer. When he publishes the details of the affair, he openly admits to something that was just a nasty rumor. He had hoped his honesty would be taken into account, but the action kills his chances of any more public trust. As everyone around him is joyfully saying how, now that Hamilton admitted the affair, he ruined his chances to become President, George Washington, his friend and mentor, simply looks at the pamphelt and gives him a look as if to say, "Didn't I warn you about history having its eye on you?"
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406[[folder:Video Games]]
407* In ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk'', if you fail to complete the game's main goal by the end of the third year, then [[spoiler:Keith arrives with Nio in tow and tells Ayesha to consider what it is that she lacks that she wasn't able to save Nio on her own]].
408* While hallucinating from a powerful poison in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', what does Batman see? Any of the enemies he's fought so far? No. He sees Alfred expressing utter disappointment in him. There's something both touching and sad in that.
409* Due to past events in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma'', Ragna is brimming with anger and thoughtlessly takes his aggression out on random objects and was about to do the same to a bystander, had it not been for the intervention of Rachel. She expresses her disappointment in his behavior, but due to his aformentioned anger, Ragna has none of it and tells her off. It goes downhill for him from that point onward.
410-->'''Ragna:''' "Disappointed?" I don't recall you expecting anything from me, so get the hell out of here!\
411'''Rachel:''' Don't presume to speak to me. I don't need you sullying me.
412* In ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'', if V chose to [[spoiler:kill themselves]], a compilation of a messages left behind by their friends will be shown in the credits. Unlike most companions who are either accepting, upset, depressed, or angry, the way Kerry Eurodyne delivers his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech makes it clear that he is extremely disappointed by V's decision rather than being angry considering that he also considered [[spoiler:killing himself]] in the past.
413* ''VideoGame/Destiny2'': In the ''Forsaken'' DLC, after finding and [[spoiler:possibly]] killing Uldren, while he doesn't say it outright, Zavala's dialogue and tone of voices makes it perfectly clear to [[PlayerCharacter the Young Wolf]] that he’s not happy with what they’ve done, and that their actions will have consequences.
414* ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'':
415** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'': If the player decides to [[spoiler: detonate the nuke in Megaton]], your father will later confront you and say to you "You're still my son/daughter, and I love you, but I can't begin to tell you how disappointed in you I am."
416** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'':
417*** If you lower your affinity with character companions, they'll start getting irritated with you. Examples include Hancock (who growls whether he's mad at you or himself...and settles for you), and Codsworth (who wonders if he's disappointed in you or himself for [[BrokenPedestal believing in you]]).
418*** Subverted with Nick Valentine if your affinity drops very low, and he'll have this to say.
419--->'''Nick:''' I'm not mad at you. I'm just disap-- No, you know what? I ''am'' mad!
420*** You can potentially say this to [[spoiler:Father/Shaun]], if you side against the Institute. Perhaps unsurprisingly, [[IgnoredEpiphany he just brushes it off and even potentially calls you an idiot as the conversation ends]].
421* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
422** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', Xander and Laslow's C support has Xander scolding Laslow for hitting on women and getting into a bar brawl. He then reminisces about how Garon had appointed Laslow as his retainer, and how Laslow had impressed Xander with his swordsmanship.
423-->'''Xander''': I'd never seen someone like you before. You came from nowhere and possessed such incredible power. I imagined you to be a person of great fortitude and discipline. It saddens me to know you are nothing more than a lowly womanizer... How you became so strong when you spend all your time chasing girls is beyond me.
424** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''
425*** If Dorothea is recruited to the Blue Lions or Golden Deer and fights an unrecruited Ferdinand after the TimeSkip, she will call him out on what she perceives as his BlindObedience to [[spoiler:Edelgard, who became Emperor of Adrestia and declared war on the Church of Seiros]], and mentions that she "had real high hopes for" him.
426*** Ingrid uses the phrase verbatim if she fights [[PlayerCharacter Byleth]] in the Crimson Flower route, condemning Byleth for his/her choice to join the Empire.
427* The ending of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'' has [[spoiler:Athena]] say this to Kratos when he [[spoiler:runs himself through with the Blade of Olympus, giving the power to the humans instead of her]].
428* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'': If Snake loses enough times against Ocelot before beating him, Ocelot will declare Snake a disappointment and that he will be no match for Liquid.
429* In ''VideoGame/{{Obsidian}}'', at the end of the first dream world, [[PlayerCharacter Lilah Kerlins]] finally breaks every rule in the Bureau Realm to reach their boss. When she does, the Bureau Chief morosely shrugs and says, "Lilah...too bad. I am very disappointed in you," before checking a memo over what you just did. Then he slides into a VillainousBreakdown before finally showing you information about your partner Max.
430* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
431** ''VideoGame/Persona4'': After Dojima discovers a MysteriousNote sent to Yu, he questions Yu directly on telling him on what he has been involved in. Yu ''can'' choose to be honest, but Dojima instead thinks he's making it up and calls it a shame their time spent together wasn't enough to trust him.
432** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': In the game over scenes for not finishing a Palace in time, Joker hallucinates some policemen arriving to take him into custody for breaking his probation, with Sojiro citing his disappointment.
433* ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternityIIDeadfire'': If you try to escape [[spoiler:Rymrgand]] by [[KickTheDog offering up Ydwin as a sacrifice]], not only is your entire party enraged, but Ydwin's only response is to [[BreakTheCutie bitterly remark on how thoroughly you've disappointed her]].
434* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'': John Marston has just rescued his son Jack from an attacking [[BearsAreBadNews grizzly bear]] and takes him home, [[AngerBornOfWorry scolding him for putting himself in danger]]. While they argue, Jack begs his father not to be angry at him, and John replies, "I'm not angry; I'm disappointed. Don't you ''ever'' run off like that again."
435* In ''VideoGame/RosenkreuzStilette'', two characters say this.
436** In the original game, when Freu asks Tia if she thinks she can stand against all of RKS on her own, Tia resolves to do just that. In response, Freu will say this.
437--->'''Freu:''' ...A foolish decision. You disappoint me. If you will not rethink your answer, then... [[PrepareToDie I shall end your life with my own hands!]]
438** Freu will also say this again if Tia uses up her last life against her.
439** Similarly, in ''Grollschwert'', Raimund will say this to Grolla if she uses up her last life against him in the first phase of the boss battle against him.
440* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':
441** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'': Hikawa says this towards the Demi-Fiend should he refuse his offer and side with Yuko.
442** Towards the end ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', if have chosen the Law or Chaos routes you receive a particularly stinging one during your [[FightingYourFriend already painful]] battle with [[spoiler:Isabeau]] if you choose to [[KnightInSourArmor express doubt]] in your alignment path during [[spoiler:her]] mid-battle dialogue.
443** In the followup, ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse Apocalypse]]'', a similar scene occurs when [[spoiler:Nanashi battles his former friends should he agree with Dagda and follow the Anarchy route, with each one voicing their disappointment in him as he strikes them down. Some, like Nozomi and Gaston are very vocal about it while Halleujah and Toki deliver the more quiet version. Even Danu voices her disappointment over how far she thinks Dagda has fallen]]. Dagda, meanwhile, does the [[SoProudOfYou exact polar opposite]].
444* ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'': In the ''King of Cards'' campaign, the final kick in the nuts to King Knight is that his own mother, beforehand very doting and supportive to her son's goal of becoming a king, leaves him in disappointment [[spoiler:after he betrays everyone to the Enchantress]].
445* ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'': How Sully feels about Nate lying to Elena [[spoiler:and wanting to continue the journey for Henry Avery's treasure with Sam after Elena arrives at Madagascar and confronts him]].
446* ''VideoGame/UnemploymentQuest'': Chris' father says this to him because he can't find a job.
447-->"I just want you to know that as your father, I'm very disappointed in your apparent unwillingness to work. Have you really tried to get a job yet? Gone out to apply? Anywhere? Because I don't think you're trying hard enough."
448* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', [[TheGoodKing Thrall]] says this to [[SupportingLeader Garrosh]] [[HotBlooded Hellscream]] (the exact words are "You disappoint me, Garrosh.") after Garrosh picks a fight with Varian Wrynn at a meeting with Rhonin to discuss their efforts against the Old God Yogg-Saron, who's a threat to the entire world, resulting in Varian walking out and not wanting to cooperate with the Horde. Although Garrosh seemed unrepetant at the time, in the short story "Heart of War" (which you can read [[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/leader-story/garrosh-hellscream/1#readmode here]]) he admits to himself that he ''does'' feel bad about hearing those words.
449** Much later, Thrall uses that phrase again as an IronicEcho. [[spoiler:After Garrosh is defeated at the end of the Siege of Orgrimmar Thrall says, once again, that Garrosh disappoints him and adds for good measure, "You are not worthy of your father's legacy."]]
450* ''VideoGame/{{XenoGears}}'': Fei's response after finding out Bart was the one who shot down the carrier he and the others were riding in, which nearly got them killed.
451-->'''Fei:''' I'm so disgusted, I don't have anything to say.
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453
454[[folder:Visual Novels]]
455* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
456** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'':
457*** At the end of "Rise From The Ashes," the bonus case of the first game, the Judge sadly tells the culprit, [[spoiler:Police Chief Damon Gant]], that while the latter was once an upstanding police officer, he's sad to see that the culprit is no longer that person.
458*** Toward the end of the second case of ''Justice For All'', the Judge will ask why the culprit committed the crime. If you present the wrong piece of evidence regarding the culprit's motive, Mia tells Phoenix, "I feel embarrassed for you for even thinking of showing that piece of evidence," then provides a brief answer as to why the culprit committed murder.
459** A minor case happens in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' during the first trial where the Judge expresses disappointment in Gaspen Payne for not being able to find a crucial piece of evidence during his investigation. Payne can only meekly apologize in response.
460* In ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'', when the title character makes a poor choice, there is sometimes an option to react with either anger or disappointment. The latter is generally more impactful.
461* At the climax of ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'', if you insist that [[spoiler:Kamen]] is not the culprit behind the murderers but fail to identify the mastermind behind the murder plot, Taiko will say that he's disappointed in Raiko and stop listening to her, resulting in a bad ending.
462[[/folder]]
463
464[[folder:Web Animation]]
465* In ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'', this is apparently the standard punishment for inmates at "Super Guantanamo." Cameron Campbell [[FauxHorrific finds it worse than torture and beatings]]. When David finally accepts his former mentor's true nature and tells him the same thing, Campbell has [[BigNo a full-on breakdown]] and flees into the woods.
466* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': Sarge tells Grif this in a voting PSA when the latter fails to cast the deciding vote on which team is best.
467-->'''Sarge:''' Grif, I'm extremely disappointed in you! Not for the usual list of reasons, but an entirely new set altogether!
468* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' Volume 4, episode 11, the villain Tyrian returns sobbing and in fear to the BigBad Salem to report his failure in capturing Ruby Rose. Rather than pull a YouHaveFailedMe, Salem simply walks past him and states that he's disappointed her in a soft yet cold tone. Tyrian, who reveres Salem like a goddess, is left sobbing in heartbroken despair.
469[[/folder]]
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471[[folder:Web Comics]]
472* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Adrian Raven [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2016-12-21 tells]] his mother that his father would have been disappointed in her. Given that Pandora considered her husband to be her moral compass in life and [[MoralityChainBeyondTheGrave bases her morality on what she thinks he would have wanted her to do after his death]], this serves as a WhamLine for her, makes her think MyGodWhatHaveIDone and triggers a HeelRealization.
473* In ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'', during the climax of the Surreptitious Machinations arc, Ki finally succeeds in revealing Trudy's role in GPF's collapse, true plans and years of duplicitous behavior. In response, Nick calmly tells Trudy that since he can no longer trust her, he can't return her feelings for him, but [[{{Forgiveness}} he can forgive her]], and asks her to turn herself in. In response, Trudy pulls out a gun and points it at Nick, threatening to kill him the same way her future self did in the BadFuture, but backs down when he simply stares at her fearlessly and invites her to do what she has to do. Trudy's reduced to tears, and when Ki asks if Nick's angry or said, he says he's neither- "Just... disappointed," with a look on his face that haunts Trudy for a long time.
474* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
475** Trickster mode naturally ends in self-disgust.
476** Jane's dad showing STERN FATHERLY DISAPPROVAL upon seeing Jane's antics.
477** {{Subverted|Trope}} when Dirk expresses disappointment at Roxy falling OffTheWagon, as he admits to Jane that he's actually [[SoProudOfYou proud]] of her for buckling down with the sobriety.
478** Kanaya expresses both anger and disappointment [[spoiler:when Rose takes up drinking, as she feels that Rose is both wasting her talents and hurting herself]].
479* In ''Webcomic/PvP Online'', Francis, after revealing to Cole his plan to fool the world into thinking that he's waiting for ''Film/{{Star Wars Episode III|RevengeOfTheSith}}'' since Episode II's release with a robotic double of himself, expects Cole to [[WhatTheHellHero lay into him]] for this, but instead gets a simple statement that he's disappointed at him. As Cole walks away, Francis realizes that it's even more effective than yelling at him.
480-->'''Francis:''' Please yell at me?
481[[/folder]]
482
483[[folder:Web Original]]
484* The [[MemeticMutation internet meme]] "Son, I am disappoint" is based on this.
485* A poster on Website/{{Reddit}} [[http://redd.it/1c2gvm related this brief anecdote]].
486-->It's funny how Mr. Rogers's words end up carrying through to your adulthood. I was once had a co-worker who was being a total jerk to everyone. When he turned on me, I let him have it! I said, "You are not acting like the person [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mr. Rogers]] knew you could be." [[JerkassRealization He stood there flat-footed in shock]]. .... "Damn, that was harsh man." About 30 minutes later he personally apologized to each person, one by one.
487[[/folder]]
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489[[folder:Web Videos]]
490* In ''WebVideo/ArtificialAttorney'', during "Turnabout Quiz," the judge says this to Gumshoe when the latter fails to identify Mr. Big.
491-->'''Daryan''': I am very disappointed in you, Dick. You were chosen to be a police officer, and I thought you would be a better, more competent cop than this.
492* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Inverted during Campaign 3 Episode 10, after learning Dorian gave away one of their sending stones to [[spoiler: his brother]], [[KnightInSourArmor Ashton]] tells him, "I'm not disappointed, I'm just angry."
493* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick declares during the ''Film/ShesAllThat'' review that she's not angry at the nineties it for the bad movies it has, just disappointed.
494* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'': In "[[https://youtu.be/LL9Zp9NNcTE 6 Annoying Kids Who Make Us Glad We Don't Babysit Anymore]]", Ellen says "I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed." {{Beat}}. "FURIOUSLY disappointed."
495[[/folder]]
496
497[[folder:Western Animation]]
498* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Console", when Gumball summons allies against the FinalBoss of ''[[TheMostDangerousVideoGame Inverted Paradox: The Enemy Within]]'', one of them is Nicole, whose attack is just a stare of disapproval titled "I'm Not Angry, Just Disappointed".
499* In "Arthur the Wrecker" on ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', Mrs. Read is "not mad, just disappointed" that Arthur disobeyed her by playing on her computer when she asked him not to. This isn't the only instance of her using this or a similar line in the series.
500* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', Joker has gained reality warping powers and has Batman at his mercy. Harley asks Joker if he's going to take off Batman's mask, and Joker says "And reduce my primal enemy to a mere man? Harley my dear, I'm so disappointed in you! [[VillainSong Where's the fun in that?]]"
501* ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'':
502** In a segment of the revived show, the two are watching an episode of ''Series/JerseyShore'' where Snookie talks about how someone saying they're disappointed in you hurts a lot worse than if they were just angry. Beavis disagrees. People say they're disappointed in him all the time, and it doesn't bother him none.
503** In one episode the two end up at a feminist meeting, under the impression that they're a bunch of chicks who do it for free. Beavis asks Butt-Head why there aren't more guys there if they do it for free.
504--->'''Butt-Head:''' Damn it, Beavis, we've got a room full of chicks here who do it for free, and all you can think about is how come there aren't more guys here?\
505'''Beavis:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Um, yeah, how come?]]\
506'''Butt-Head:''' Beavis, I'm a little disappointed in you.
507* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Braceface}}'', Sharon gets caught shoplifting, and when she gets home, she expects her mom to be angry at her, but instead she looks sad and disappointed, but doesn't say anything. Naturally, this just makes Sharon feel even ''worse''.
508* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': After Peter engages in some [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy alcohol-induced mischief]], Lois says that she isn't mad, just disappointed. Still blitzed out of his mind, Peter considers this a good thing.
509* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Sera has so far been the only one able to make Adam display anything close to resembling shame when she admonishes his needlessly cruel behavior. Whether this is because he holds her in high regard as a Parental Substitute or just because she's his boss, has yet to be clarified.
510* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'': Prince Adam usually receives some variation of this comment once per episode, normally from either his father King Randor or Teela. Both of them clearly love Adam, but they're frustrated since Adam seems to never take his duties as a prince seriously and is rarely around when danger strikes. Their views are understandable since they, unlike the viewer, don't know that Adam is secretly He-Man, who is responsible for saving the world a hundred times over. Furthermore, it's hinted that Adam's apparent lack of responsibility is him needing to relax during quiet moments in-between the various crisises that plague Eternia. Thankfully, there are times where Adam and not He-Man gets the credit he deserves and gets to make his father proud of him, most notably in the He-Man/She-Ra movie "Secret of the Sword".
511* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', Batman's [[EvilCounterpart Justice Lord]] counterpart is giving Batman a tour of the universe to demonstrate the [[PoliceState peace and security]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist the Justice Lords had created]]. Batman remarks that their parents would be ''[[SarcasmMode so]]'' proud of him.
512* The Earth Empire from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has captured Zaofu, and [[AntagonisticOffspring Bataar Jr.]] tries to force his father and one of his brothers to bow to Kuvira. [[DefiantToTheEnd Bataar Sr.]], however, calmly retorts that he was disappointed in what he had done.
513* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
514** In the episode "Owl's Well That Ends Well", Spike was already on edge from being worried that Owlowiscious would replace him as number 1 assistant, and in turn, take away some of the admiration that went towards him, and when Twilight Sparkle finds out that Spike lied to her about the book he was asked to get, she says he is very disappointed in him.
515** Princess Celestia throws this at Twilight Sparkle when she accuses Princess Cadance of being evil with flimsy, easily explained "evidence". This is after having, throughout the episode, expressed anger and resentment towards her brother about not being told about the wedding sooner, causing the whole thing to come off as petty and childish on Twilight's part. Once it turns out that [[spoiler:Twilight was ''correct'' and Cadance has been replaced by a villain, everypony's quick to apologize]].
516** In the episode "Every Little Thing She Does", Twilight comes home to find her student, [[TheAtoner Starlight Glimmer]], has resorted to ''mind control'' in an attempt to make her friendship lessons go more smoothly. She tells Starlight that she's less mad than disappointed to find her taking such a huge step backwards.
517* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In "Through the Looking Glass Ruins", when Amity and Luz are caught in the Forbidden Stacks by Malphas, the master librarian, he menacingly floats up to them and... cuts to them outside, where he tells Amity how disappointed he is in her (in a much more casual and higher-pitched voice) and takes her staff card away.
518* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
519** "Marge Be Not Proud", from Season 7: Marge is clearly at the end of her patience with Bart after he had been caught shoplifting a video game from a local discount store, but instead of yelling at or lecturing him, she just shuns him. The clear disappointment Marge has with Bart says far more than any punishment could.
520** It happens again in "Bart the Mother", when Bart kills a bird. Even worse in that he was trying to ''miss'', but the sight on the pellet-gun was already off-mark.
521** Parodied later, with an inversion of how the trope would normally go. Someone is forced to bring bad news to [[TheDon Fat Tony]], and says that he know Tony will be disappointed. Tony responds that "I am not so much disappointed as I am blinded by rage!"
522* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Bossy Boots", this is what Pearl feared would happen with her and Mr. Krabs.
523* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
524** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E19StormOverRyloth Storm Over Ryloth]]"; Anakin starts his sad lecture of Ahsoka after her refusal to listen to orders right away resulted in heavy losses by telling her he's disappointed in her. As it's clear she's disappointed in herself for the outcome of her actions he's not too harsh, and he acknowledges that part of the reason she didn't immediately follow orders is that he does the same thing but it still sends her deeper into her HeroicBSOD.
525** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
526*** In the tie-in comic "No Sympathy", this is how Agent Kallus reacts when his former student Swain [[HeelFaceDoorSlam attempts to defect]] out of disgust for the Empire's cruelty. Considering that he [[spoiler:would later have a HeelFaceTurn for similar reasons]], this becomes HarsherInHindsight.
527*** On that note, in "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E15ThroughImperialEyes Through Imperial Eyes]]", at the end, Colonel Wullf Yularen is extremely disappointed that [[spoiler:Kallus, who was one of his best students]], has become TheMole.
528* ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo'': In "Roller Ghoster Ride", [[spoiler:Chris says this upon learning her own sister Terry plotted against her]].
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