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
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That Iconology wound up being a five-song EP, with two of those tracks having the same bones, was a bit of a letdown. — Maura Johnston, EW.com, "On Iconography, Missy Elliott is still blazing a trail for pop weirdness," 23 Aug. 2019 Amid a letdown season, allow Kyle Newman to make a bold prediction about Rockies’ all-star shortstop Trevor Story. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Rockies Insider: Imagining the lineup for a Colorado media baseball team," 8 Aug. 2019 Studies prove significant and prolonged stress can inhibit the letdown reflex and milk production. — Washington Post, "Six things I’ve learned about making breast-feeding accessible for all," 2 Aug. 2019 The second-quarter letdown announced Wednesday comes after Netflix attracted nearly 10 million subscribers during the first three months of the year, more than any other quarter since the debut of its video streaming service 12 years ago. — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, "Netflix Stock Plunges 12% After Reporting Slowdown in Subscription Growth," 17 July 2019 Wilder easily put aside the letdown of not fighting Joshua or Fury again because of his anger toward Breazeale over an altercation involving family members at an Alabama hotel in 2017. — Brian Mahoney, The Seattle Times, "Wilder KOs Breazeale in 1st round to defend heavyweight belt," 19 May 2019 The last time Kenyan Drake was the featured back of an offense was his high school days at Hillgrove High, and those expecting Miami to put more on his plate this season might be setting themselves up for a letdown. — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, "Dolphins training camp Day 2: Stock up, stock down and other observations," 26 July 2019 If this episode sounds like the setup to a salacious industry tell-all or rings of the workplace scandals involving Matt Lauer and Louis C.K., readers are doomed for a letdown. — Pete Tosiello, Washington Post, "Karen Dukess’s ‘The Last Book Party’ is a postcard from another era," 10 July 2019 Despite Sunday’s letdown, Bowden dominated as the Yard Goats’ closer, converting all 20 of his save opportunities before being promoted to Albuquerque on June 20. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Rockies’ pitching prospect Ben Bowden blows save in 2019 MLB all-star Futures Game," 7 July 2019These 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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