2dent verb
dents; dent·ed; dent·ing 1 : to make a dent in (something) [+ obj] ▪ I'm afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail. ▪ He dented his (car's) fender in the accident. ▪ Many of the cans were badly dented. [no obj] ▪ Some types of metal dent more easily than others. 2 [+ obj] : to decrease (something) : to make (something) weaker
▪ The team's confidence has been dented by a recent series of losses.
▪ The team's confidence has been dented by a recent series of losses.
