All deflate synonyms

verb deflate

• depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
• mortify — to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
• collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
• void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
• squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
• devalue — To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
• shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
• flatten — to make flat.
• dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
• debunk — If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
• humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
• chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
• dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
• go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• let down — British. a lease.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• quash — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
• snub — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
• humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
• take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
• knock down — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• shoot down — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.