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let down
Overview of noun let-down
The noun letdown has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) disappointment, letdown -- (a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment")
Overview of verb let-down
The verb let down has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf")
2. disappoint, let down -- (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun let-down
1 sense of letdown
Sense 1
disappointment, letdown
=> dissatisfaction
=> discontentment, discontent, discontentedness
=> longing, yearning, hungriness
=> desire
=> feeling
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun let-down
1 sense of letdown
Sense 1
disappointment, letdown
=> frustration, defeat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun let-down
1 sense of letdown
Sense 1
disappointment, letdown
=> dissatisfaction
Antonyms of noun let-down
Member Holonyms of noun let-down
Substance Holonyms of noun let-down
Part Holonyms of noun let-down
Member Meronyms of noun let-down
Substance Meronyms of noun let-down
Part Meronyms of noun let-down
Meronyms of noun let-down
Holonyms of noun let-down
Attributes of noun let-down
Derived Forms of noun let-down
1 sense of letdown
Sense 1
disappointment, letdown
RELATED TO>(verb) let down#2
=> disappoint, let down
Domain of noun let-down
Domain Terms of noun let-down
Familiarity of noun let-down
letdown used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun let-down
1 sense of letdown
Sense 1
disappointment, letdown
> dissatisfaction
=> boredom, ennui, tedium
=> displeasure
=> disappointment, letdown
Meronyms of noun let-down
1 sense of letdown
Holonyms of noun let-down
Antonyms of verb let-down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb let-down
2 senses of let down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> move, displace
Sense 2
disappoint, let down
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb let-down
2 senses of let down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> reef
=> depress
=> dip
=> incline
Sense 2
disappoint, let down
=> fail, betray
=> fall short, come short
=> disenchant, disillusion
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb let-down
2 senses of let down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> move, displace
Sense 2
disappoint, let down
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
'Cause To' of verb let-down
1 of 2 senses of let down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
Derived Forms of verb let-down
1 of 2 senses of let down
Sense 2
disappoint, let down
RELATED TO>(noun) letdown#1
=> disappointment, letdown
Domain of verb let-down
Domain Terms of verb let-down
Familiarity of verb let-down
let down used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb let-down
2 senses of let down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
disappoint, let down
EX: The performance is likely to let down Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb let-down
2 senses of let down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 2
disappoint, let down
> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> disappoint, let down
=> dash
=> short-circuit
=> ruin
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb let-down
Sense 1
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> move, displace
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Sense 2
disappoint, let down
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
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