letdown

Everyday

1. (informal) A letdown is a disappointment, something that was not as good as you hoped. tree →
2. (verb phrase) To let someone down is to disappoint them by not doing what you promised. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday talk and stories: «The film was a letdown.» It tells the reader about disappointed hopes. Phrase: «What a letdown!»

Examples

• The ending of the film was a real letdown. tree →
• After all the waiting, the fireworks were a letdown. tree →
• It was a letdown when the trip was cancelled. tree →
• Don't let your team down. tree →
• The new game was a letdown. tree →
• What a letdown — the pool was closed! tree →

Note

Noun is one word: «a letdown» (also «let-down»); the verb is two words: «let down», «let someone down». Plural: letdowns.