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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
Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Morgan Wallen Performs After high-concept performances from Lady Gaga in the last episode, Wallen’s low-key country performances seem like a bit of a letdown.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Favoring levity here, the broadly comic supporting performances work best for me, especially Callow, whose Crispin exists in a far wackier and wilder series, and David Haig as the Metropolitan’s artistic director, who has early hilarious moments and definitely gets let down in the season’s climax.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
No fourth-quarter letdowns Just before the Celtics’ current nine-wins-in-10-games surge began, Mazzulla was asked how the team had lost 10 of its previous 21 games despite ranking near the top in the NBA in most big-picture metrics.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Morgan Wallen Performs After high-concept performances from Lady Gaga in the last episode, Wallen’s low-key country performances seem like a bit of a letdown.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
The advice-seeker held out hope that her future in-laws would still make it to her daughter's big day on time, but she was unfortunately let down.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Favoring levity here, the broadly comic supporting performances work best for me, especially Callow, whose Crispin exists in a far wackier and wilder series, and David Haig as the Metropolitan’s artistic director, who has early hilarious moments and definitely gets let down in the season’s climax.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letdown
Noun
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The move, although not unexpected, was met with disappointment and anger by arts administrators who had counted on the grants to finance ongoing projects.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But there’s still plenty of concern and disappointment from fans who are worried about losing the friendship between Elsbeth and Kaya, which has been one of the CBS drama’s strongest elements.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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Given the influx of questions received, when ideating the line Holloway began researching the category and was disappointed to find very little, and what was available wasn’t design- or education-driven.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
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That’s why many in the real estate space are disappointed in the decision by a Washington regulator to end support for some programs that helped many Americans over that hurdle and into a position to buy homes.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The night was maddening enough that, after the sixth inning, Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior was ejected for expressing his frustration with home-plate umpire Jeremie Rehak’s strike zone — the first ejection of Prior’s baseball life.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Particularly if Devers' frustration in Boston grows.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Burruss, 48, who co-produced the revival with husband Todd Tucker, took to Instagram to voice her dismay over the production's snub.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Aiding Lyonne with Uncanny Valley is tech innovator Jaron Lanier, who has expressed some dismay at the direction in which Big Tech has gone.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Letdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letdown. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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