Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

let down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables
let -down
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
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Meaning

verb

To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.

Transitive verb

verb

To lengthen by undoing and resewing a hem.

Transitive verb

verb

To reduce one's level of effort.

Intransitive verb

verb

To soften in tempering.

verb

To thin; to reduce the thickness or viscosity of.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, down: especially, to allow to descend.

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What does let down mean?
To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.

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