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thrown cold water onphrasepast participle 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 browbeaten(or 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 |