What does "let down" mean?
What it means: To disappoint someone - to fail to meet their expectations or trust."He let me down when I needed him most.""I feel let down by the whole experience.""Don't let the team down."As a noun - "a letdown": A disappointment. "The film was a real letdown." "What a letdown."What it implies...
What it means
To disappoint someone - to fail to meet their expectations or trust.
"He let me down when I needed him most."
"I feel let down by the whole experience."
"Don't let the team down."
As a noun - "a letdown"
A disappointment. "The film was a real letdown." "What a letdown."
What it implies
There was a relationship of trust or expectation, and it wasn't met. "Let down" carries more emotional weight than just "disappointed" - it implies a betrayal of trust, however small. Someone let you down because you were depending on them.
Degree
Can range from mild ("the weather let us down") to serious ("she let me down when I really needed support").
A native would say
- "Disappointed" - formal, general
- "Failed" - stronger
- "Let me down" - personal and emotional
- "Didn't come through" - American English
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Casual to professional. Very natural in personal contexts.
What does "let down" mean?
To disappoint someone - to fail to meet their expectations or trust.
"He let me down when I needed him most."
"I feel let down by the whole experience."
"Don't let the team down."
Is "let down" formal or informal?
Casual to professional. Very natural in personal contexts.
What's another way to say "let down"?
- "Disappointed" - formal, general
- "Failed" - stronger
- "Let me down" - personal and emotional
- "Didn't come through" - American English
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