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English noun: cold water | |||
| 1. | cold water (communication) disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation | ||
| Samples | She poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depreciation, derogation, disparagement | ||
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