taking the wind out (verb) mortify: embarrass
Sinonime: abase,
abash,
affront,
annoy,
belittle,
chagrin, chasten,
confound,
control,
crush, deflate,
deny,
disappoint,
discipline, discomfit,
disgrace, displease, get one's comeuppance,
harass,
humble,
humiliate, put to shame,
ridicule,
shame,
subdue, take down a peg, take the wind out,
vex,
worryAntonime: compliment,
flatter,
praise,
satisfy