Synonyms and antonyms of To make someone feel disappointed or less hopeful in British Thesaurus

disappoint (verb)

to make someone feel unhappy because something that they hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as they expected

let down ()

to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do

discourage (verb)

to make someone feel less confident or hopeful

disillusion (verb)

to make someone disappointed by showing them that someone or something is not as good as they had believed

demoralize (verb)

to make someone lose confidence or hope

wear down ()

to make someone gradually lose their energy or confidence

get down (informal)

informal to make someone feel sad or lose hope

throw/pour cold water on something ()

to do or say something that spoils someone’s plans or enthusiasm for doing something

dash someone’s hopes ()

to make it impossible for someone to do what they hoped to do

cast a shadow over something ()

to make a situation seem less hopeful and more likely to end badly

break (verb)

to destroy someone’s confidence, determination, or happiness

bruise (verb)

to harm someone’s reputation or confidence

bum out (mainly American)

mainly Americaninformal to annoy someone or make them disappointed

cut the ground from under someone’s feet ()

to spoil someone’s plans or achievements by doing something better than them or by doing it before them

deflate (verb)

to make someone feel less confident or important

demolish (verb)

to have a bad effect on someone’s feelings, or to spoil their plans

demoralise ()

a British spelling of demoralize

drag down ()

to make someone feel unhappy or less hopeful

knock back (British)

British to refuse to accept someone or something

put a damper/dampener on something ()

to make people feel less enthusiastic or hopeful about something

scupper (verb)

Britishinformal to spoil someone’s plans or hopes of success

shake (verb)

to make something less strong, powerful, or confident

take the wind out of someone’s sails ()

to make someone feel less confident, usually by saying or doing something unexpected

weaken (verb)

to make someone less determined or less certain