lower one's sights
soft bigotry of low expectations
disincline
underdeliver
fail
disappointment
underpromise
demotivated
disappoint
take the wind out of someone's sails
counter-intention
underachieve
shortfalling
letdown
disrepute
cast down
brush-off
discredit
stoop
depress
demoralise
dismay
decline
pessimistic
demoralize
more is more
discourage
deject
dispirit
get down
minimization
stagger
alternativity
frustrate
underimpress
soften up
pessimization
slacker
cold comfort
aversely
dislike
despondent
abhorrence
low-spiritedness
hold against
underdo
dwindle
underget
antimotivation
nolo episcopari
inexpectation
dash someone's hopes
nonexpectation
can't be bothered
abhor
lash oneself to the mast
acceptive
wear
degrade
disincentivize
disheartened
sink
afraid
reprove
lowering
demoralized
cool
facility
pride
discouraged
demoralised
run counter
doom and gloom
go over like a lead balloon
not be 100 percent on something
rejective
short-sightedness
whoosh
back off
fall short of
flaker
hold cheap
reticence
negative
conservativist
discomfit
take for granted
conservative
misesteem
antifrustrationism
rejectee
disacceptance
rejection
revolt
declensionist
flat out

English words for 'to lower one's expectations and accept less than one was hoping for or striving toward'

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