déboire
Meanings
Noun
1. unpleasant aftertaste, bad taste (figuratively and literally, figuratively, literally)
2. bad experience (in the plural, figurative, figuratively)
Examples2
C’est une affaire qui ne lui a donné que des déboires.
The matter only left him with a bad taste in his mouth.
À part quelques déboires initiaux, le projet avance bien.
Apart from a couple of early setbacks, the project is progressing well.