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threw cold water onphrasepast tense of throw cold water on to lessen the courage or confidence ofHer parents threw cold water on her dream of becoming a poet. chilled, daunted, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, dispirited, frustrated, unmanned, unnerved browbeat, bullied, cowed, intimidateddepressed, saddened, weighedafflicted, trieddamped, dampened, deadeneddistressed, troubledbothered, irked, vexed(also vext), worrieddebilitated, enfeebled, undermined, weakenedfrightened, horrified, scared emboldened, encouraged, heartened, nerved, steeled buoyed (up), cheered, gladdenedanimated, enlivened, invigoratedenforced, fortified, reinforced(also reenforced), strengthenedassured, reassuredboosted, energized, excited, galvanized, inspired, lifted, provoked, quickened, rallied, stimulated, stirred |