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Synonyms of burst someone's bubble

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Another word for burst someone's bubble is bust someone's bubble. Other synonyms of burst someone's bubble are pop someone's balloon, piss in someone's cereal, piss in someone's Cheerios, piss in someone's cornflakes and piss on someone's chips.

Synonyms and similar words for burst someone's bubble

verbTo disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.

Meaning of burst someone's bubble

  1. verb To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.

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Questions about synonyms of burst someone's bubble

What is another word for burst someone's bubble?
Burst someone's bubble has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bust someone's bubble, pop someone's balloon, piss in someone's cereal, piss in someone's Cheerios, piss in someone's cornflakes, piss on someone's chips, piss on someone's bonfire and piss on someone's campfire.
What does burst someone's bubble mean?
Burst someone's bubble means to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.

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