let-down
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4ADJ.
baked, certain
VERB + LET-DOWN
bit, obtain
PREP.
into
ADV.
quite
Definitions
noun
A disappointment or anticlimax.
After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.
Journalists aside, are we so used to people looking glossier and younger in their profile photos—whether on social media or for work—that a certain percentage of “let-down” is baked into our expectations of meeting them in person?
The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers.
The majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow the calf to suckle before milking in order to obtain a let-down of milk.
Occasionally a baby will be caught off-guard by mother's strong let-down and he will choke and sputter a bit.
The clearance of an aircraft to descend through clouds to clear air below, or the process of granting such a clearance.
The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control.
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6After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.
WiktionaryJournalists aside, are we so used to people looking glossier and younger in their profile photos—whether on social media or for work—that a certain percentage of “let-down” is baked into our expectati
WiktionaryThe majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow the calf to suckle before milking in order to obtain a let-down of milk.
WiktionaryWhat a let-down.
Tatoeba · #11903988What a let-down!
Tatoeba · #11903989The film was a bit of a let-down.
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