English Explanatory Dictionary

let-down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛtdaʊn/ En-us-let-down.ogg En-au-let-down.ogg

Word forms

let-down let-downs letdown

Etymology

Deverbal from let down.

Related words

let down
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