What does let-down mean?
Let-down means (countable) A disappointment or anticlimax..
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/ˈlɛtdaʊn/ · noun
(countable) A disappointment or anticlimax..
After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.
Journalists aside, are we so used to people looking glossier and younger in their profile photos—whether on social media or for work—that a certain percentage of “let-down” is baked into our expectations of meeting them in person?
The majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow the calf to suckle before milking in order to obtain a let-down of milk.
Occasionally a baby will be caught off-guard by mother's strong let-down and he will choke and sputter a bit.
Through oxytocin mediation, these afferent pathways become so well established that letdown can occur even when the mother merely thinks of her baby.
The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control.
Use let-down when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Let-down means (countable) A disappointment or anticlimax..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.
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