badly dent

Frequency: 6.06.5 per million words

To damage something like confidence or pride to a large degree.

dentADVERB + dent (verb: damage sth figuratively)

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Examples (10)

  • Being turned down for the job badly dented his pride.
  • The car door was badly dented in the accident.
  • The team's confidence was badly dented by the unexpected loss.
  • The scandal has badly dented the politician's reputation.
  • Failing the exam badly dented his ego.
  • The economic downturn will badly dent our quarterly profits.
  • The delivery driver badly dented the new refrigerator while moving it.
  • His constant criticism badly dented her enthusiasm for the project.
  • I noticed the front fender was badly dented when I got back to the parking lot.
  • The company's public image was badly dented by the product recall.