let down

English Thesaurus

1. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart,
definition	:	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)

hyponym	:	betray, fail,
definition	:	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	come short, fall short,
definition	:	fail to meet (expectations or standards) (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	disenchant, disillusion,
definition	:	free from enchantment (verb.emotion)

2. move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	displace, move,
definition	:	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	reef,
definition	:	lower and bring partially inboard (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	depress,
definition	:	lower (prices or markets) (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	dip,
definition	:	lower briefly (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	incline,
definition	:	lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow (verb.motion)

cause	:	come down, descend, fall, go down,
definition	:	move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way (verb.motion)

3. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	dashing hopes, disappointment,
definition	:	an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone (noun.act)

derivation	:	disappointment, letdown,
definition	:	a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized (noun.feeling)

4. move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion)

antonym	:	bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise,
definition	:	raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)

derivation	:	letting down, lowering,
definition	:	the act of causing something to move to a lower level (noun.act)

derivation	:	lower, lower berth,
definition	:	the lower of two berths (noun.artifact)

5. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	dashing hopes, disappointment,
definition	:	an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone (noun.act)

derivation	:	disappointment, letdown,
definition	:	a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized (noun.feeling)

6. move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion)

antonym	:	bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise,
definition	:	raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)

derivation	:	letting down, lowering,
definition	:	the act of causing something to move to a lower level (noun.act)

derivation	:	lower, lower berth,
definition	:	the lower of two berths (noun.artifact)