as in disappointing
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 letting down
While stocks in the region, so far, have underperformed their emerging-market peers, letting down many investors, these lower valuations are attractive to KKR because of the positive macro trends.
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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
What Freeman wants to see more of from Carr and his offensive staff is making the tie go to the running back or letting down-and-distance dictate the decision.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
What Freeman wants to see more of from Carr and his offensive staff is making the tie go to the running back or letting down-and-distance dictate the decision.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting down
disappointing
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Dependably disappointing Jim Risch, Idaho’s oldest-ever senator, is now eighty-freaking-two!—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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That’s disappointing this year.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Letting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting%20down. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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