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let-down

  • /ˈlɛtdaʊn/ UK

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Deverbal from let down.

noun let-downs · letdown

  1. countable A disappointment or anticlimax. After seeing all the advertisements, the show itself was quite a let-down.
  2. countable, uncountable 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.
  3. countable, uncountable 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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noun disappointment or anticlimax

Españoldecepción, chasco
Portuguêsdecepção
Françaisdéception
DeutschEnttäuschung
Italianodelusione, smacco
Русскийкрах krax, разочарова́ние razočarovánije, прова́л provál, обло́м oblóm

noun release of milk

Françaismontée de lait

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@misc{let_down_2026,
  title = {let-down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/let-down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}