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Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for months is just over.
Oscar de la Renta

Meaning of "letdown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LETDOWN

letdown  [lɛt daʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETDOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Letdown is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LETDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

letdown

This Providence

This Providence was a four-piece alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band consisted of Dan Young, David Blaise, Gavin Phillips, and Andy Horst.

Definition of letdown in the English dictionary

The first definition of letdown in the dictionary is a disappointment. Other definition of letdown is the gliding descent of an aircraft in preparation for landing. Letdown is also the release of milk from the mammary glands following stimulation by the hormone oxytocin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LETDOWN


breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
crackdown
ˈkrækdaʊn
down
daʊn
Lansdowne
ˈlænzdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
put-down
ˈpʊtdaʊn
run-down
ˌrʌnˈdaʊn
rundown
ˈrʌndaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
sit-down
ˈsɪtdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
takedown
ˈteɪkdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn
upside-down
ˌʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETDOWN

let someone off with
let the cat out of the bag
let the grass grow under one´s feet
let through
let up
let-out
let-up
let´s
letch
Letchworth
lethal
lethal dose
lethal injection
lethality
lethally
lethargic
lethargical
lethargically
lethargies
lethargise

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETDOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
broken-down
cut down
cutdown
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
low-down
ride down
shootdown
sit down
turn down
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of letdown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LETDOWN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «letdown» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of letdown

Translation of «letdown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETDOWN

Find out the translation of letdown to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of letdown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «letdown» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失望
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decepción
570 millions of speakers

English

letdown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيبة أمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разочарование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decepção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হতাশ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déception
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekecewaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enttäuschung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レットダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

환멸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Letdown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất vọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைவிடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढोंगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayal ırıklığına uğratmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delusione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawiedzione nadzieje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розчарування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

letdown
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απογοήτευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teleurstelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besvikelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedtur
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of letdown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETDOWN»

The term «letdown» is regularly used and occupies the 62.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETDOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «letdown» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «letdown» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about letdown

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7 QUOTES WITH «LETDOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word letdown.
1
Aya Cash
I feel like everything will be a letdown after 'You're The Worst.' It was such a great experience.
2
Ronnie Dunn
My father was an aspiring country singer and songwriter. He just didn't get that off that ground. I was afraid, very tentative to do anything with music for years. I didn't tell him I was playing in bands when I was away from home, because it had been such an unpleasant experience and a letdown for him.
3
Michael B. Jordan
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over the outcome.
4
John Knowles
The best teaching I ever experienced was at Exeter. Yale was a distinct letdown afterward.
5
Alessandro Nivola
The research period of a film is the most exciting part of the process, and filming is sometimes a letdown because when you're dealing with biopic material, the real thing is always much more intricate than the story told in the film.
6
Oscar de la Renta
Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for months is just over.
7
Mickey Spillane
Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETDOWN»

Discover the use of letdown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to letdown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Process Utility Systems: Introduction to Design, Operation ...
9.3 LETDOWN STATIONS A letdown station allows high pressure steam to be reduced under control to a lower pressure, operating over a limited flow range. This is done by passing steam through a reducing valve or an orifice plate.
Jack Broughton, 1994
2
The Facelift Letdown: When Results Don't Meet Expectations
Dr. Hamra's timely book reflects his two decades of leadership and this beautifully illustrated book contains many case studies and photographic histories from grateful and youthful looking patients.
Sam T. Hamra, 2009
3
Nutrition Through the Life Cycle
C. Martin and N. F. Krebs6 Letdown failure is not common6, but because letdown is necessary to successful breastfeeding, it is important to address the matter. Stress may inhibit oxytocin as well as alcohol and distractions. Oxytocin nasal ...
Judith Brown, Janet Isaacs, Bea Krinke, 2010
4
Counseling the Nursing Mother
Letdown brings the milk into the ducts, thereby making it accessible to the baby through the activity of suckling. Initially, letdown causes active expulsion of milk through pressure within the ducts. This lasts for a very short time, and then the flow ...
Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher, 2010
5
Great Expectations: The Essential Guide to Breastfeeding
Your pituitary gland releases prolactin and oxytocin into your bloodstream Prolactin and oxytocin trigger milk production and milk letdown Your baby's sucking sends a message to your brain How your milk is made and released uterus back to ...
Marianne R. Neifert, 2009
6
Nuclear Engineering Handbook
Thermal regeneration deminerlizers Boron meter Letdown chiller HX Letdown reheat HX CVCS letdown orifice CVCS letdown HX Chiller surge tank FiGuRe 2.14 Boron thermal regeneration system in dilution mode. is controlled by varying the ...
Kenneth D. Kok, 2009
7
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 54 - ...
10 Back-pressure turbine in a pressure letdown application. Flow controller can only be used if load is variable (electric generator). meet the same load, and therefore the governor valve opens. This can also be viewed as an optimization ...
John J. McKetta Jr, 1995
8
Baby Bites: Everything You Need to Know About Feeding Babies ...
Your baby's suckling stimulates your pituitary gland to release oxytocin and prolactin, which in turn triggers a letdown reflex. This reflex squeezes milk outward through your milk ducts to make it accessible to your baby. You have several ...
Bridget Swinney, MS, RD, 2011
9
Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown
All 11 songs from the 2003 release by these Dove Award-winning alt CCM rockers: Adding to the Noise * Ammunition * Beautiful Letdown * Dare You to Move * Gone * Meant to Live * More Than Fine * On Fire * Redemption * This Is Your Life * 24.
‎2005
10
The Body in Everyday Life
Sources of information about letdown In modern industrialised societies the transmission of traditional women's lore has declined, through the fragmentation of kin networks by social and geographical mobility. Many women have neither had ...
Sarah Nettleton, Jonathan Watson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETDOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term letdown is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Top 10 running back feels “letdown” after UGA visit | College …
“I felt kind of letdown. When you go to the school, you want to talk to the head coach. He was busy though, so there's nothing he can do about it. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
2
144th British Open: Major letdown for Day 2 leader - Arkansas Online
144th British Open. Major letdown for Day 2 leader. By The Associated Press. This article was published today at 3:08 a.m.. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
3
Legend of Zelda: What A Letdown – Autoomobile
This year was a huge disappointment for Zelda fans and it looks like next year might also be another disappointing year if what we are hearing ... «AutooMobile.com, Jul 15»
4
Ferrari IPO: Here's How You Can Own A Piece Of The Prancing Horse
But before you ring up your broker with the command to make you a Ferrari owner, get ready for a letdown: regular folks looking to buy into ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
'True Detective' Hits the Restart Button in Episode 5 - The Hollywood …
is almost a letdown, given how gleefully terrible he's been in just about every situation thus far. The "powerful men pulling strings" theme is also ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Barnesville wins sub district nine tournament at home | INFORUM
"We just had a letdown." Hiedeman's son, Jack Hiedeman, struggled in the inning, and in addition to giving up eight runs, he also walked two ... «INFORUM, Jul 15»
7
Take Two: Best chance for B1G September letdown?
Of course, it would be a huge letdown. This is supposed to be a different team with Harbaugh at the helm, after all, and no U-M fan wants to see ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
8
'Minions' Is A Huge Letdown Compared To 'Despicable Me' Triumphs
I won't go into great detail about the plot of Minions, or spoil much of anything. The many spoiler-filled trailers for the film already pretty much ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
9
Twitter users rip Amazon for Prime Day letdown
... as the year's biggest sales event but for many people who stayed up until midnight Pacific time, the event was a letdown of epic proportions. «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»
10
Amazon's Prime Day is a letdown for iPhone and iPad owners
Amazon has been touting its Prime Day for a while, now. At AppAdvice, we've been hoping that some of the deals would benefit iPhone and ... «AppAdvice, Jul 15»

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