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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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Recent Examples of letdown
Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Defensive letdowns behind him and fortuitous placement of hits contributed to his allowing nine runs (eight earned) in his first six appearances (6⅔ innings).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 May 2026
Joker is our Giannis, a Euro legend in a flyover market, on a flyover team let down by his flyover organization.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Thankfully, the songs without vocals soften the letdown.
—Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
Defensive letdowns behind him and fortuitous placement of hits contributed to his allowing nine runs (eight earned) in his first six appearances (6⅔ innings).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Nicole, Nicole, let down your hair!
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 May 2026
Joker is our Giannis, a Euro legend in a flyover market, on a flyover team let down by his flyover organization.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letdown
Noun
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The World Cup, though, also serves crushing disappointment as very few things can.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Difficult conversations are postponed because disappointment, irritation or distance feel too costly.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Writing for The Motley Fool, Geoffrey Seiler was disappointed that Abel appeared to be repeating Buffett's mistakes.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
23 May 2026
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The people the chief represented had counted on the good faith of the British but been disappointed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Footage of the game then showed George hobbling back to the dugout, slamming his helmet in frustration.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Then came a second, minor concussion in the Broncos’ wild-card matchup against the Bills, with Bryant trudging to the locker room in frustration after a monster opening quarter.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Orange Friday had turned into a tarps-off, shirts-and-skins exhibition rather than just more dismay in May.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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On Thursday, Blanche met with Republican senators to defend the plan, but a number of them expressed dismay about it.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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“Letdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letdown. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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