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as in disappointment
the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met
the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown
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as in to disappoint
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Savers who relished higher rates already are experiencing a bit of a letdown now that the Federal Reserve is on its interest rate-cutting path.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Kelli Bender, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
In typical 2024 White Sox fashion, the team let down quite a few fans on Tuesday, as those who were hoping to witness the historic loss went home unhappy.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Game 1 —This could be the emotional letdown game for the Dodgers.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Savers who relished higher rates already are experiencing a bit of a letdown now that the Federal Reserve is on its interest rate-cutting path.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The rate at which animals are being let down is an alarming pace.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
In typical 2024 White Sox fashion, the team let down quite a few fans on Tuesday, as those who were hoping to witness the historic loss went home unhappy.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letdown
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Pro-democracy advocates all over the world watched with disappointment and alarm as Trump took the former course, plumbing the depths of bigotry and fear, and vowing to take vengeance.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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In this newsletter…Intel’s Gaudi disappointment…Prime Video gets AI…OpenAI and Anthropic hiring news…Sleep pays…and nuclear setbacks.David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Expect anything more than that, and you’ll be disappointed.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Ravens have mostly disappointed in their playoff performances in the Lamar Jackson era.Matt Modi, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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People were waiting for roughly an hour and a half, and parking was extremely limited; this created a sense of repressed frustration in the air.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Regardless of the election’s outcome, many people, including some in your workforce, might be feeling anger, fear, disappointment or frustration.Nathan Christensen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Shell, like rival energy company BP, has backtracked on some climate targets in recent months to the dismay of environmental campaigners, putting more emphasis on oil and gas to boost its profits.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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Expressing dismay that some of her more exciting stories were cut, her grandchildren weren’t mentioned, and the allure of her magazines wasn’t touched upon, Stewart expressed her annoyance that her prison sentence got so much attention.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Letdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letdown. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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