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letdown
noun [S] /ˈlet.daʊn/ informalDefinition
› a disappointment: After all I'd heard about the film, it turned out to be a bit of a letdown.Disappointing yourself and others
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Synonyms and related words:
- anticlimax noun
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- break sb's heart idiom
- chagrin noun
- comedown noun
- disappointing adjective
- disappointment noun
- dishearten verb
- dishonour verb
- disillusion verb
- fail verb (NOT HELP)
- let sb down phrasal verb
- let the side down idiom
- non-event noun
- not be all it's cracked up to be idiom
- pity noun
- sick as a parrot idiom
- swizz noun
- the bubble bursts idiom
- turn your back on sb idiom
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