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Definition of Letdown
1. Noun. A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized. "His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
Generic synonyms: Dissatisfaction
Specialized synonyms: Defeat, Frustration
Derivative terms: Disappoint, Let Down
Definition of Letdown
1. Noun. (alternative form of let-down) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Letdown
1. a decrease [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Letdown
Literary usage of Letdown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pleasure with Profit: Consisting of Recreations of Divers Kinds, Viz by William Leybourn, Richard Sault (1694)
"... the Length or Diagonal thereof O Q_, finding ic to contain iz Chains, 35 Links,
which letdown ; then ..."
2. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1839)
"But off in the south treat, how intensely white the petal which is there letdown .'
But did I compare Une glory toa flower: NO--ÍI ..."
3. Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Lifeby Jack Lalanne by Jack Lalanne (2003)
"... the system with excessive insulin and you feel a big burst of energy for a
while and then a letdown. The reason for this letdown is that the flood ..."
4. Flight Check!: The Story Of Faa Flight Inspection by Scott A. Thompson (1990)
"... joined between the Army Air Forces and the CAA over the development of Precision
Approach Radar (PAR) versus ILS as the standard instrument letdown aid. ..."
5. Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals by Diane Meyers (1996)
"letdown phase This phase involves the transition from the disaster operation ...
In addition, workers may experience feelings of loss and "letdown" as they ..."
6. Second Report of the Factory Investigating Commission, 1913 by George Moses Price, James P. Whiskeman, Elizabeth C. Watson, Zenas L. Potter, Charles Baskerville, Charles F. McKenna, Charles T. Graham Rogers, John H. Vogt, George A. Hall, Pauline Dorothea Goldmark (1913)
"That sometimes the pea crop lasts till the bean crop begins, but that usually
there is a letdown between the two crops when the factory canning both shuts ..."
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