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- [let-doun]
- /ˈlɛtˌdaʊn/
- /ˈlet.daʊn/
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- [let-doun]
- /ˈlɛtˌdaʊn/
Definitions of letdown word
- noun letdown a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers. 1
- noun letdown disillusionment, discouragement, or disappointment: The job was a letdown. 1
- noun letdown depression; deflation: He felt a terrible letdown at the end of the play. 1
- noun letdown the accelerated movement of milk into the mammary glands of lactating mammals upon stimulation, as by massage or suckling. 1
- noun letdown Aeronautics. the descent of an aircraft from a higher to a lower altitude preparatory to making an approach and landing or to making a target run or the like. 1
- noun letdown A disappointment or a feeling of disappointment. 1
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Origin of letdown
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; noun use of verb phrase let down
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Parts of speech for Letdown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
letdown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
letdown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for letdown
noun letdown
- comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
- setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
Antonyms for letdown
noun letdown
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- satisfaction — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
- boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- triumph — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
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