letting down

Definition of Letting Down in English :

1. letting down, lowering

the act of causing something to move to a lower level

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Letting Down

verb (tr, mainly adverb)

1. (also preposition)

to lower

2.

to fail to fulfil the expectations of (a person); disappoint

3.

to undo, shorten, and resew (the hem) so as to lengthen (a dress, skirt, etc)

4.

to untie (long hair that is bound up) and allow to fall loose

5.

to deflate

to let down a tyre

noun letdown

6.

a disappointment

7.

the gliding descent of an aircraft in preparation for landing

8.

the release of milk from the mammary glands following stimulation by the hormone oxytocin

1.

to lower

2.

to slow up; relax; slacken

3.

to disappoint or fail