| Main Entry: | puncture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deflate someone's idea, feelings |
Synonyms: |
blow sky high, discourage, discredit, disillusion, disprove, explode, flatten, humble, knock bottom out, knock props from under, poke full of holes, shoot full of holes, take down a peg, take wind out of sails |
Antonyms: |
build up |