letdown
/ˈletdaʊn/noun
उच्चारण लेट्डाउन
निराशा, उम्मीद से कम निकलना
Core word
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[C, usually sing.] informal
something that is disappointing because it is not as good as you expected it to be
निराशा, उम्मीद से कम निकलना
- The film was a real letdown after all the praise.
- After the excitement of the result, the party was a bit of a letdown.
- The ending of the novel was a bit of a letdown.
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- It was a letdown to find the shop closed.
- After weeks of hard preparation, the cancelled event was a major letdown.
Synonyms disappointment anticlimax comedown washout
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a letdown (countable noun)
Letdown is a noun for a disappointment; it needs a/an or the.
Letdown निराशा के लिए noun है; इसके साथ a/an या the आता है।
- The film was a letdown.
- The result was a big letdown.
let sb down (verb)
The verb is two words, let down; the noun is one word, letdown.
Verb दो शब्दों में let down है; noun एक शब्द letdown है।
- He let down his team.
- His failure was a letdown for the team.
something is a letdown
Use be + a letdown, usually followed by after or for.
Be + a letdown का प्रयोग होता है, प्रायः after या for के साथ।
- It was a letdown after the big build-up.
- The score was a letdown for the fans.
what a letdown
Use what a letdown as an exclamation.
Exclamation के रूप में what a letdown का प्रयोग होता है।
- What a letdown that match was!
- What a letdown, the trip was cancelled.
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adjective + letdown
bigbitterrealslightemotional
- The cancellation was a real letdown.
verb + letdown
feelbeprove to beturn out to be
- The film turned out to be a letdown.
letdown + preposition
afterfortoin
- It was a letdown to the fans.
noun + letdown
post-exampost-matchpost-festival
- There is often a post-festival letdown.
letdown + for / to
for the fansto the teamfor the family
- The loss was a letdown for the fans.
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- The ending of the novel was a big letdown.
उपन्यास का अंत बहुत निराशाजनक था।
- After weeks of practice, the cancelled match was a letdown.
हफ्तों के अभ्यास के बाद रद्द हुआ मैच निराशाजनक था।
- Radhika felt a letdown when she saw her marks.
अंक देखकर राधिका को निराशा हुई।
- The cheap food was a letdown for a five-star hotel.
पाँच सितारा होटल के लिए सस्ता खाना निराशाजनक था।
- It was something of a letdown to be the runner-up.
उपविजेता बनना कुछ निराशाजनक था।
- The headline promised a thriller, but the film was a letdown.
शीर्षक ने रोमांचक फ़िल्म का वादा किया था, पर फ़िल्म निराशाजनक निकली।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He letdown his friends.
✓ He let his friends down.
As a verb, use two words: let down.
Verb के रूप में दो शब्द 'let down' लिखे जाते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are close, but letdown is informal and anticlimax stresses the dull ending.
ये शब्द पास-पास हैं, पर letdown अनौपचारिक है और anticlimax फीके अंत पर बल देता है।
The sadness when hopes are not met.
आशाएँ पूरी न होने पर होने वाला दुख।
- He hid his disappointment.
A dull ending after great excitement.
बड़े उत्साह के बाद फीका अंत।
- The speech was an anticlimax.