the phrase "bound to"
Gutkowski said people were bound to be disappointed, even where governments were overthrown.
what is "bound to"?

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"Bound" should be interpreted as "certain".

It is an idiom or figure of speech coming from the literal meaning of "bound" as in "tied up," so the people have no choice but to be disappointed, because they are tied to it.

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is bound to happen = is highly likely going to happen

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