disappoint (v)
let down (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
examples Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
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Hypernym thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Derivationally related form let down → letdown
Derivationally related form disappoint → disappointment; disappoint → disappointment
Hyponym fail, betray; fall short, come short; disenchant, disillusion
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Derivationally related form disappointment → disappoint; disappointment → disappoint
Derivationally related form letdown → let down
Hypernym fail, betray; fall short, come short; disenchant, disillusion
Entailment tease; dissatisfy
Hyponym thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

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