damper[noun]Synonyms: put a damper on
discouragement, cold water
(informal), hindrance, restraint, wet blanket
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
damp‧er /ˈdæmpə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. put a damper on something to make something less enjoyable, active, or great than it could have been:
A couple of knee injuries put a damper on his football career.2. a type of small metal door that is opened or closed in a
stove or
furnace, to control the air reaching the fire so that it burns more or less strongly
3. a piece of equipment that stops a movement from being too strong
4. a piece of equipment that stops a piano string from making a sound
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲