Antonym of bucking someone up

Verb

To be inspiring boredom
boring exhausting fatiguing jading tiring wearing on wearying devitalizing disinteresting draining enervating flagging growing weary on sapping turning off wearing down wearing out discomforting hebetating palling palling on stultifying stupefying vexing wearing annoying putting to sleep sending to sleep leaving cold bending one's ear boring out of one's mind boring rigid boring stiff boring stupid boring to death boring to tears causing weariness talking one's ear off

Verb

Opposite of present participle for to suffuse with vigor, life, energy, or spirit
disheartening daunting discouraging dispiriting depressing bringing down dismaying crushing deterring dejecting casting down sapping demoralising demoralizing dashing throwing unmanning unnerving desolating dampening disappointing undermining shaking cowing damping saddening subduing chilling chillin weakening enervating weighing down making downhearted making dispirited disinclining making dejected making crestfallen knocking sideways bringing low weighing heavily on knocking for six making someone fed up giving someone the blues pouring cold water on knocking the stuffing out of

Verb

Opposite of present participle for to make (someone) happier and more cheerful
darkening depressing dejecting grieving dashing upsetting desolating dispiriting distressing discouraging oppressing disheartening casting down getting down aggrieving making sad casting a gloom on bringing tears to your eyes casting a gloom upon pouring cold water on

Verb

(dated) Opposite of present participle for to hurry up
slowing down slowing hindering impeding holding back delaying retarding holding up setting back

Nearby Words

buckle buckled buckled down buckle down buckle down to buckled under bucking buck fever buckets bucketloads bucketload bucketing

Synonym of bucking someone up

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