puncture
verb /ˈpʌŋk.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ Definition
› [I or T] to make a small hole in something, or to get a small hole in something: She had used a screwdriver to puncture two holes in the lid of a paint tin. The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung.Making holes in things › [T] to suddenly make someone less confident or positive: My positive mood was rather punctured by the news.Disappointing yourself and others
(Definition of puncture verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anticlimax noun
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- break sb's heart idiom
- chagrin noun
- comedown noun
- disappointing adjective
- disappointment noun
- dishearten verb
- dishonour verb
- disillusion verb
- fail verb (NOT HELP)
- let sb down phrasal verb
- let the side down idiom
- letdown noun
- non-event noun
- not be all it's cracked up to be idiom
- sick as a parrot idiom
- swizz noun
- the bubble bursts idiom
- turn your back on sb idiom
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