Usually means: Disappoint with care and kindness.
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  1. let someone down gently: Merriam-Webster
  2. let someone down gently: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. let someone down gently: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (let someone down gently)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.

Similar:
let down, let someone go, deflate, cut someone some slack, turn down, give someone the brush-off, put down, cut someone slack, disappoint, throw away, more...

Opposite:
be blunt, be harsh, be direct, be honest, be straightforward

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Similar:
let down, let someone go, deflate, cut someone some slack, turn down, give someone the brush-off, put down, cut someone slack, disappoint, throw away, more...

Opposite:
be blunt, be harsh, be direct, be honest, be straightforward



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