"Gamon" is a word in HILIGAYNON
gamón - Disappointment, balk, check,
defeat or failure of—expectation,—hope,—
wish,—desire,—intention; to disappoint,
balk, baffle, dash one’s hopes, fail one,
frustrate one’s expectations, leave in the
lurch, defeat of expectation, etc. Nagamón
siá, kay buót siá kuntánì magsakáy pa
Manílà, ápang walâ siá makahalín dirí,
kay nagmasakít si nánay níya. He suffered
a disappointment, for he would have liked
to embark for Manila, but could not get
away from here, because his mother fell ill.
Dî mo akó pagpagámnon
(pagpagamonón). Don’t leave me in the
lurch, don’t fail or disappoint me. Sín-o
ang nagpagamón sa ímo? Who was the
cause of your disappointment?
Ginpagamón akó ni Fuláno. N.N. brought
my hopes or expectations to nothing.
I knew that, in a large degree, we were trying an experiment--that of testing whether or not it was possible for Negroes to build up and control the affairs of a large education institution. I knew that if we failed it wold injure the whole race.
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