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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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- fulfillment
- (or fulfilment)
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of let down (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Letdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letdown. Accessed 6 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of letdown was in the 12th century
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