buoy up Antonyms

appal knock the stuffing out of pour cold water on throw off balance knock for six break someone's spirit bring someone low crush one's spirit break a person's spirit knock sideways put the wind up bring down get down razz josh take aback break someone's heart knock back pull someone's leg break one's spirit break the human spirit break the spirit deprive of manly vigor deprive of spirit destroy a person's self-esteem destroy one's feeling of determination destroy one's self-esteem put someone off their stroke put into a flap throw into a tizz deprive of fortitude deprive of courage cause someone to lose their composure cause to lose courage cause to lose nerve cause to lose one's courage cause to lose one's nerve crush a person's spirit crush the human spirit deprive of confidence be sarcastic about put on annoy discourage disempower dishearten dismay dispirit disspirit distress