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letting down

VERB

disappoint

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon depress disenchant disillusion dissatisfy fail fall short leave in lurch leave stranded lower pull down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

benefit satisfy

Example Sentences

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It was instead a shared endeavor, mutually manufactured in yet another instance of a play letting down its guard to reach new levels of aliveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Parents have accused Pembrokeshire council of letting down the children and the community and breaking promises to rebuild the school, with proposals to now close it permanently.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

MALAGA, Spain — Novak Djokovic is not ready to start letting down just yet.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

TfL has stated that London's deputy mayor for transport, Seb Dance, criticised the decision of the councils, asserting that they were "letting down residents".

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

She keeps talking about letting down Ottaline Gambol.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling