let-down

Definitions

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

Equivalents

13 more languages

Bosanskiкрах

Suomipettymys

Galegochasco

Hrvatskiкрах

Magyarcsalódás

Italianodelusionesmacco

日本語期待外れ

Македонскиразочарување

Polskidefalkawypływ

Portuguêsdecepção

Русскийкрахобломпровалразочарование+ 1 more

Српскикрах

Svenskabesvikelse

Examples

“After seeing all the advertisements, the show⟳ itself was quite a let-down.”

“Journalists aside, are we so used to people looking glossier and younger in their profile photos—whether on social media or for work⟳—that a certain percentage of “let-down” is baked into our expectations of meeting them in person?”

“The majority of peasant farmers in the tropics allow⟳ the calf to suckle before milking in order⟳ to obtain⟳ a let-down of milk.”

“Occasionally a baby will be caught off-guard by mother's strong let-down and he will choke and sputter a bit.”

“Through oxytocin mediation, these afferent pathways become⟳ so well established that letdown can occur⟳ even when the mother merely thinks of her baby.”

“The flight received a radar letdown from air traffic control⟳.”

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