letting down

verb

present participle of let down
as in disappointing
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down

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Recent Examples of letting down What Freeman wants to see more of from Carr and his offensive staff is making the tie go to the running back or letting down-and-distance dictate the decision. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 In the video, Coleman — who shares mostly running content on the platform — included before-and-after clips of his hair, first letting down his shoulder-length tresses from an updo to showcase its length before cutting to post-trim footage. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 While stocks in the region, so far, have underperformed their emerging-market peers, letting down many investors, these lower valuations are attractive to KKR because of the positive macro trends. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025 But while Moore displays a sexy rapport with friendly Darla (Paris Jackson), RZA the screenwriter keeps letting down RZA the director by making his characters disappointingly cartoonish. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting down
disappointing
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  • Colombia held Ronaldo in check all night Saturday, surely disappointing his legion of fans.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026
  • He was devastated, not only over the prospect of missing the game, but disappointing his son.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 26 June 2026
Definition of disappointing

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“Letting down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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