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- verb to allow to descend
- verb transitive, idiomatic to
disappoint ; tobetray orfail somebody
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb move something or somebody to a lower position
- verb fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
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synonyms (184)
Words with the same meaning
- abate
- apostatize
- arrest
- backpedal
- backwater
- baffle
- baffled
- balk
- balked
- bamboozle
- bate
- bear down
- beguile
- betray
- betrayed
- bilk
- bilked
- blasted
- blighted
- bluff
- bolt
- brake
- break away
- bring low
- cajole
- cast down
- chapfallen
- cheat on
- check
- circumvent
- clip the wings
- conjure
- couch
- crestfallen
- cross
- crossed
- crushed
- curb
- dash
- dashed
- debase
- deceive
- decelerate
- defeat
- defeat expectation
- defeated
- defect
- deflate
- degenerate
- delay
- delude
- demit
- depress
- desert
- detain
- deteriorate
- detrude
- diddle
- disappoint
- disappointed
- disgrace
- dished
- disillusion
- disillusioned
- disimprove
- dissatisfied
- dissatisfy
- double-cross
- downbear
- draw rein
- droop
- dupe
- ease
- ease off
- ease up
- embarrass
- fall back
- foil
- foiled
- forestall
- frustrate
- frustrated
- gammon
- get around
- get worse
- grow worse
- gull
- haul down
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- hold back
- hold in check
- hold up
- hornswaggle
- humble
- humbug
- humiliate
- ill done-by
- ill-served
- impede
- indent
- inform on
- juggle
- keep back
- let up
- let up on
- loose
- loosen
- lose ground
- lose momentum
- lose speed
- lower
- mitigate
- mock
- moderate
- mortify
- obstruct
- out of countenance
- outmaneuver
- outreach
- outsmart
- outwit
- overreach
- pigeon
- play one false
- press down
- pull down
- pull out
- push down
- put out
- put something over
- put to shame
- rat
- reduce
- reef
- regress
- regretful
- rein in
- relapse
- relax
- remit
- retard
- retrograde
- retrogress
- run out on
- secede
- sell out
- set back
- shame
- sicken
- sink
- slack
- slack off
- slack up
- slacken
- slake
- slip back
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- snow
- sorely disappointed
- soured
- stay
- string along
- take down
- take in
- take in sail
- tantalize
- tease
- throttle down
- thrust down
- thwart
- thwarted
- trick
- turn in
- two-time
- unbend
- unbrace
- unlax
- unstrain
- unstring
- unwind
- worsen
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