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Verb

Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

weighing heavily on

making downhearted

dampening the spirits of

breaking one's heart

putting a damper on

causing to lose heart

taking the wind out of your sails

giving someone the blues

reducing to tears

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking for six

causing suffering to

making desolate

knocking sideways

knocking the stuffing out of

making someone fed up

breaking someone's heart

making miserable

taking the heart out of

casting a gloom upon

harshing someone's mellow

throwing cold water on

dampening spirits

pouring cold water on

discountenancing

throwing off balance

making dejected

putting someone off their stroke

putting the wind up

frightening away

scaring to death

striking terror into

curdling the blood

making one's hair stand on end

making teeth chatter

chilling to the bone

making one's blood run cold

putting into a funk

discombobulating

casting a shadow

destabilizing^US

knocking the wind out of

putting into a flap

harshing one's mellow

throwing into a tizz

destabilising^UK

scaring the daylights out of

taking the wind out

causing someone to lose their composure

dashing the hopes of

bearing down on

shattering the illusions of

blinding someone with something

taking your breath away

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

casting a pall over

cutting to the quick

breaking the heart of

causing anguish to

making wretched

casting a gloom on

antagonizing^US

casting a shadow over

filling with fear

giving someone the hump

letting wind out of sails

taking down a peg or two

cutting down to size

scaring witless

making discontented

scaring the pants off

making one's flesh creep

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

scaring the bejesus out of

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

giving one the creeps

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring someone half to death

antagonising^UK

making resentful

making rancorous

filling with consternation

throwing into a tizzy

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Nearby Words

making destitute

making different

making difficult

making difficulties

making desolate

making depressed

making demands on

making deletions in

making dejected

making degenerate

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