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| VERB | 1 | let down, lower, take down, get down, bring down | Move something or somebody to a lower position |
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| 2 | let down, disappoint | Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
| Meaning | Move something or somebody to a lower position. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Synonyms | lower, take down, get down, bring down |
| Contrary | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up |
| Cause to | descend, fall, go down, come down |
| Broader | move, displace |
| Narrower | reef; depress; dip; incline |
| Meaning | Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Model | The performance is likely to let down Sue |
| Synonyms | disappoint |
| Broader | thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk |
| Narrower | fail, betray; fall short, come short; disenchant, disillusion |
| Entailed by | tease; dissatisfy |
| Nouns | letdown |
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