letdown
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Synonyms & Antonyms for letdown
Synonyms: Noun
disappointment, dismay, dissatisfaction, frustration
Synonyms: Verb
cheat, disappoint, dissatisfy, fail
Antonyms: Noun
content, contentedness, contentment, gratification, satisfaction
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of letdown in a Sentence
Noun
the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown the eagerly anticipated new movie starring our favorite actor turned out to be a big letdownVerb
with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down
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The emotional sore spot that's causes much of the holiday letdown is our own childlike wistfulness and greediness. — Harper's BAZAAR, "How To Cope With Holiday Loneliness," 25 Dec. 2014 But the plan to halve one of the biggest proposed economic developments in years could also be viewed as a letdown for the 20 locales that Amazon chose as finalists earlier this year. — Shayndi Raice, WSJ, "Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Evenly Between Two Cities," 5 Nov. 2018 The Cougars cannot afford any letdown against a very good Stanford team, which not only got an extra couple of days rest having played Thursday the week before, but will also have the crowd on its side. — Scott Hanson, The Seattle Times, "No. 14 WSU football at No. 24 Stanford: What to watch for — and a prediction," 26 Oct. 2018 So among the 21 backs chosen in rounds 2 through 5, five were unbridled successes, two didn’t disappoint and the remaining 14 were huge letdowns. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Draft RB or WR in the First Round? That Question Is Far From Simple for Fantasy Football Owners," 2 July 2018 He is protected by an impenetrable and ever-present armor of enthusiasm that has helped him endure any setback, letdown or underestimation. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Taylor Swift (Kind of) Came Out of Hiding to Praise BFF Ed Sheeran," 20 Apr. 2017 Perhaps that's why the final scene revealing The Grail's big plan to take down Jesse once and for all feels like a bit of a letdown. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Preacher ends third season with a pop, not a bang," 28 Aug. 2018 And when dusk arrived and English tennis fans could finally turn their undivided attention to the denouement of England’s World Cup letdown against Croatia, only Nadal was still in the tournament. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "On a Wild Day at Wimbledon, Federer Exits and Nadal Hangs On," 11 July 2018 Before Wednesday’s 119-105 win over the visiting Memphis Grizzlies that improved the 76ers’ record to 40-30, coach Brett Brown was asked about a potential letdown against a downtrodden team. — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, "Sixers haven't been complacent against the NBA's lesser teams," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'letdown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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