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let down
verb
(also preposition) to lower
to fail to fulfil the expectations of (a person); disappoint
to undo, shorten, and resew (the hem) so as to lengthen (a dress, skirt, etc)
to untie (long hair that is bound up) and allow to fall loose
to deflate
to let down a tyre
noun
a disappointment
the gliding descent of an aircraft in preparation for landing
the release of milk from the mammary glands following stimulation by the hormone oxytocin
Idioms and Phrases
Cause to descend, lower, as in They let down the sails . [Mid-1100s]
Also, let up . Slacken, abate, as in Sales are letting down in this quarter , or They didn't let up in their efforts until the end . The first term dates from the mid-1800s, the variant from the late 1700s.
See let someone down . Also see let one's hair down .
Example Sentences
Another, who says he planted a kiss on her forehead, says she would feel "disappointed and let down", and as if her experiences were being disregarded.
The Church in Wales have said they were "profoundly sorry" and apologised to "anyone who has suffered or been let down by failings."
Alice says she felt let down by the company and was given the impression that, in a "lowly role as a production worker", she should just "be grateful and get on with it".
Music fans say they feel let down after the full line-up for Wireless was revealed just four days before the start of the festival.
After investigating the breaches in 2023, information commissioner John Edwards said the error could have led to a "threat to life" and had "let down those to whom our country owes so much".
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