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deflating
noun as in contraction
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
That moment she captured on camera was a deflating disappointment.
But the most deflating moments came with Ohtani at the plate.
“I think it is under the ‘it’s just baseball’ type thing,” Roberts said Wednesday after the Dodgers’ most deflating loss of their skid yet.
The British and Irish Lions warmed up for their Australian tour in deflating fashion as they fell to a slick and pacey Argentina in a thrilling Dublin contest.
And instead of a rollicking late-game comeback, the Dodgers instead suffered a second consecutive deflating defeat.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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