let-down

1. (countable) A disappointment or anticlimax.
2. (countable, uncountable) The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers.
3. (countable, uncountable) The clearance of an aircraft to descend through clouds to clear air below, or the process of granting such a clearance.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛtdaʊn/

Etymology

Deverbal from let down.

Synonyms

disappointment

discomfiture

disillusionment

letdown

loss of interest

swizz

anticlimax

milk ejection

Translations

déception

déboire

Enttäuschung

decepción

απογοήτευση

deception

desencís

décompte

Reinfall

déconvenue

désappointement

mécompte

mécontentement

montée de lait

disgust