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Big Letdown Crossword Clue

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noun

• a disappointing decline after a previous rise

• a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one

35%13 Culminating in a big letdown
adjective

• of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style

• coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

33%7Big disappointment
verb

• move something or somebody to a lower position

• fail to meet the hopes or expectations of

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