letdown
pronunciation
How to pronounce letdown in British English:
UK ['let'daʊn]
How to pronounce letdown in American English:
US [ˈlɛtˌdaʊn]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
Word Origin
- letdown (n.)
- also let-down, "disappointment," 1768, from let (v.) + down (adv.). The verbal phrase is from mid-12c. in a literal sense; figuratively by 1795.
Example
- 1. There 's letdown in his voice .
- 2. Derek fisher cautioned against a letdown monday .
- 3. Despite the enthusiasm , industry experts and even some investment bankers who arranged stock offerings and encouraged their clients to move quickly to drum up capital are worried about a potential letdown .
- 4. I 'll take this one . You 're the letdown .
- 5. Do you think I was a letdown ?