| weaken(verb, hurt, reduce, raise, rise) | |
| collapse(verb, failure, destruction, downfall, falling) | |
| lessen(verb, hurt, discourage) | |
| let down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, discourage) | |
| play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, pretend) | |
| put down(verb, expression, praise, allow, subdue) | |
| belittle(verb, praise, approve, detract) | |
| abate | |
| abridge | |
| attenuate | |
| blighted | |
| blot out(expression, release, yield) | |
| blow away(expression, release, start) | |
| deflate(verb, increase, humiliate) | |
| deprecate(verb, increase, condemn, belittle) | |
| puncture(verb, feelings, inflate) | |
| shatter(aid, build) | |
| crush(verb, aid, resist, assist, humiliate) | |
| decrease(noun, verb, drop, hurt, discourage) | |
| disarm |
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