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Synonyms for let-down
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : let-doun |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛtˌdaʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for let-down Other synonyms for the word let-down
- blasé
- bleak
- bleeding
- blue
- broken
- brought down to earth
- bummed out
- cheerless
- crestfallen
- debunked
- dejected
- destroyed
- disabused
- disconsolate
- disenthralled
- disentranced
- dismal
- dispirited
- double cross
- double-crossing
- double-dealing
- down
- down and out
- down in the mouth
- downbeat
- downcast
- dragged
- dreary
- duplicity
- enlightened
- falseness
- freed
- giveaway
- gloomy
- grim
- heavy-hearted
- hurting
- in a blue funk
- in pain
- in the dumps
- indifferent
- Judas kiss
- knowing
- let-down
- long-faced
- low
- melancholy
- mirthless
- mondaine
- mournful
- oppressive
- out of love
- perfidy
- punctured
- put away
- ripped
- saddened
- sadder and wiser
- shattered
- sophisticated
- sorrowful
- teary
- treason
- trickery
- troubled
- undeceived
- unfaithfulness
- worldly
- worldly-wise
Définition of let-down
Origin :- also let-down, "disappointment," 1768, from let (v.) + down (adv.). The verbal phrase is from mid-12c. in a literal sense; figuratively by 1795.
- As in unhappy : adj sad
- As in disillusioned : adj disappointed
- As in betrayal : noun exhibition of disloyalty
- As in sellout : noun betrayal
- At the hospital they said his nerves were iron; there was no let-down after the day's work.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- All day long he had been under a sharp strain, now he was experiencing the let-down.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- The only prudent thing for this rapid was a let-down and we went at it at once.
- Extract from : « A Canyon Voyage » by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
- The man in ermine reeled as if from some let-down of extreme tension.
- Extract from : « The Hour of the Dragon » by Robert E. Howard
- But it was a bit of a let-down after getting all warmed up, you know.
- Extract from : « Dave Dawson on the Russian Front » by R. Sidney Bowen
- The let-down from the toil and excitement of the past months still held me.
- Extract from : « Gold » by Stewart White
- But what I object to most is the 'let-down' at the tag-end of each of these yarns.
- Extract from : « The Wood Fire in No. 3 » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Well, Mr. Coburn, you'll find it's going to be a let-down instead!
- Extract from : « The Invaders » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- There would be no let-down in their vigilance until they reached haven.
- Extract from : « The Drums Of Jeopardy » by Harold MacGrath
- "One always has a 'let-down' after a hard job," was Pat's sage rejoinder.
- Extract from : « The Iron Furrow » by George C. Shedd
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