English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “letdowns”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for letdowns is let-downs, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
let-downs
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result let-downs The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordletdowns
Hyphenationlet-downs
Break points1
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈlɛtdaʊn
Meaning & usage

What does “letdowns” mean?

letdowns: a disappointment.

Headwordlet-down
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈlɛtdaʊn
1
noun

a disappointment.

Example: “the election was a bit of a let-down”

Antonyms:
2
noun

the release of milk in a nursing mother or lactating animal as a reflex response to suckling or massage.

Example: “in order to aid let-down do not feed at this time”

3
noun

the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft prior to landing.

Example: “you might well commence a let-down miles away”

Word breaks

How “letdowns” is split

let·downs

For US English, the hyphenation result is let-downs. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “letdowns”

How do you hyphenate “letdowns”?

In the US-English result used here, letdowns is hyphenated as let-downs.

Where can “letdowns” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “letdowns” mean?

a disappointment.

Can you use “letdowns” in a sentence?

“the election was a bit of a let-down”

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