英语词汇“knock (someone) off his/her pedestal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

as in humiliate

to cause (someone) to lose a position of esteem, importance, etc. When the scandal broke, the beloved actor was knocked off his pedestal. She signed up for the marathon in order to knock last year's winner off his pedestal.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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humiliate
criticize
embarrass
insult
take down
disgrace
take/knock/bring someone down a peg
humble
shame
sink
dishonor
lower
fluster
write off
condemn
cry down
discredit
outrage
offend
put down
chasten
violate
degrade
damn
foul
ridicule
minimize
discount
demean
debase
rattle
confuse
disconcert
denounce
cheapen
smirch
mortify
diminish
abase
malign
faze
discomfit
slander
discountenance
detract
libel
decry
disparage
confound
belittle
nonplus
abash
defame
depreciate
affront
defile
desecrate
reprobate
castigate
execrate
smear
bad-mouth
censure
disrespect
blaspheme
profane
reprehend
scorn
slight
pique
slur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

exalt
elevate
put/place (someone) on a pedestal
aggrandize
canonize
respect
lionize
deify
apotheosize
love
worship
enshrine
magnify
glorify
ennoble
regard
reverence
dignify
ensky
honor
romanticize
praise
admire
adore
compliment
idealize
revere
recognize
cheer
congratulate
celebrate
decorate
cite
hail
venerate
commend
salute
applaud
acknowledge
boast
enthrone
acclaim
promote
tout
fete
laud
advance
highlight
lift
eulogize
upgrade
play up
fête
extoll
boost
spotlight
extol
uplift
raise

单词	knock (someone) off his/her pedestal
释义	knock (someone) off his/her pedestal idiom : to defeat (someone that has won a contest or competition especially in sports) They're trying to knock the champions off their pedestal. knock (someone) off his/her pedestal phrase as in humiliate to cause (someone) to lose a position of esteem, importance, etc. When the scandal broke, the beloved actor was knocked off his pedestal. She signed up for the marathon in order to knock last year's winner off his pedestal. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance humiliate criticize embarrass insult take down disgrace take/knock/bring someone down a peg humble shame sink dishonor lower fluster write off condemn cry down discredit outrage offend put down chasten violate degrade damn foul ridicule minimize discount demean debase rattle confuse disconcert denounce cheapen smirch mortify diminish abase malign faze discomfit slander discountenance detract libel decry disparage confound belittle nonplus abash defame depreciate affront defile desecrate reprobate castigate execrate smear bad-mouth censure disrespect blaspheme profane reprehend scorn slight pique slur Antonyms & Near Antonyms exalt elevate put/place (someone) on a pedestal aggrandize canonize respect lionize deify apotheosize love worship enshrine magnify glorify ennoble regard reverence dignify ensky honor romanticize praise admire adore compliment idealize revere recognize cheer congratulate celebrate decorate cite hail venerate commend salute applaud acknowledge boast enthrone acclaim promote tout fete laud advance highlight lift eulogize upgrade play up fête extoll boost spotlight extol uplift raise See More
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