LETDOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does letdown mean? 

• LETDOWN (noun)
  The noun LETDOWN has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

  Familiarity information: LETDOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LETDOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

disappointment; letdown

Context example:

his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment

Hypernyms ("letdown" is a kind of...):

dissatisfaction (the feeling of being displeased and discontent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "letdown"):

defeat; frustration (the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals)

Derivation:

let down (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of)